Meditating on bible verses, reading what God’s Word says, can help us overcome discouragement.
Are you going through a period of your life when you just feel like giving up? Recently I was feeling extremely discouraged. Life seemed to be an impossibility. There were things going on where it felt that life was never going to get better.
God seemed so far away. I was reminded of 2 Corinthians 1:8, where it says “we were pressed out of measure, above strength, insomuch we despaired even of life.”
Mentally I despaired of life, not physically, but spiritually and mentally. God has not given us the spirit of fear but of love, of power, and of a SOUND MIND. My mind was not very sound at that point!
Then I realized that these were lies that I was believing. I was believing that God had forsaken me, that he did not care about me, nor love me. In an effort to overcome this, I turned to scripture.
I knew that this pressing about my soul was not of God, and I knew that he would help me overcome and give me the strength to go on.
I searched for Bible Verses for discouragement and despair. When you feel like giving up, the best place to go is God’s Word.
He will help and encourage us when we BELIEVE his promises
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I have yet to meet someone that does not struggle with discouragement. In 1 Kings 19:4, Elijah the prophet was feeling discouraged, weary, and afraid.
After many battles, he too was fearful and depressed.
Jeremiah cursed the day he was born. He did not understand why he should see all the trouble and sorrow, and to end his days with shame.
Everyone gets weary of the battle. How we act upon our faith, is what helps us to become an Overcomer.
I was encouraged by this quote from Billy Graham, an American evangelist that was well known and loved by many people.
The Christian life is not a constant high. I have my moments of deep discouragement. I have to go to God in prayer with tears in my eyes, and say, ‘O God, forgive me,’ or ‘Help me.‘
– Billy Graham
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15 Comforting Bible Verses For The Discouraged.
Joshua 1:9 Have not I commanded thee? Be strong and of good courage; be not afraid, neither be thou dismayed: for the Lord, thy God is with thee whithersoever thou goest.
Isaiah 41:10 Fear thou not; for I am with thee: be not dismayed; for I am thy God: I will strengthen thee; yea, I will help thee; yea, I will uphold thee with the right hand of my righteousness.
Galatians 6:9 And let us not be weary in well doing: for in due season we shall reap, if we faint not.
Philippians 1:6 Being confident of this very thing, that he which hath begun a good work in you will perform it until the day of Jesus Christ.
1 Corinthians 16:13 Watch ye, stand fast in the faith, quit ye like men, be strong.
1 Corinthians 15:58 Therefore, my beloved brethren, be ye steadfast, unmovable, always abounding in the work of the Lord, forasmuch as ye know that your labour is not in vain on the Lord.
Philippians 4:14 I can do all things through Christ which strengtheneth me.
Psalm 37:24 Though he fall, he shall not be utterly cast down: for the Lord upholdeth him with his hand.
Romans 8:31 What shall we then say to these things? If God be for us, who can be against us?
2 Timothy 1:7 For God hath not given us the spirit of fear; but of power, and of love, and of a sound mind.
Matthew 11:28 Come unto me, all ye that labour and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest.
Romans 8:28 And we know that all things work together for good to them that love God, to them that are called according to his purpose.
Psalm 31:24 Be of good courage, and he shall strengthen your heart, all ye that hope in the Lord.
Psalm 28:7 The Lord is my strength and my shield; my heart trusted in him, and I am helped: therefore my heart greatly rejoiceth; and with my song will I praise him.
Deuteronomy 31:6 Be strong and of good courage, fear not, nor be afraid of them: for the Lord thy God, he it is that doth go with thee; he will not fail thee, nor forsake thee.
Aren’t these wonderful promises? God is good, and he has given us good promises if we will only BELIEVE and TRUST that he will keep them.
The remedy for discouragement is the Word of God. When you feed your heart and mind with its truth, you regain your perspective and find renewed strength.
– Warren Wiersbe
Again, God helped me out of the pit of discouragement. These Bible Verses for discouragement were a big help and encouragement to me.
For myself, having a printed version of verses that I can hang up around the house often helps me. That’s why I created this printable for you. Download it, and print it out. Let God’s Word saturate your heart that we might fully TRUST and BELIEVE His wonderful promises.
Meditating on bible verses, reading what God’s word says, helps me overcome discouragement, and will also help you.
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