CONQUERING DISCOURAGEMENT

LIGHT FOR THE WAY
   (Daily Devotional)

Friday 22nd April 2016

Topic: Conquering Discouragement

Text:  " …But David encouraged himself in the Lord his
God " (1 Samuel 30:6).

Have you ever wondered how most of us would
have felt if we were truly in David’s shoes
walking out to meet Goliath? We might have
been like the rest of the crowd standing on the
sidelines, probably thinking that little David was
going to get whipped! I have always wondered if
there had been even the tiniest bit of doubt
trying to hit David’s mind to make him have
second thoughts as he marched out toward the
giant. Perhaps not, but I am sure David, human
like all of us, had to overcome some
discouraging thoughts. He actually did so one
time later when he experienced a terrible
invasion by the Amalekites, and all his family
members were kidnapped. David wept until he
had no more strength to cry (see 1 Sam. 30:4).
Yet somewhere that same conquering spirit he
once had against Goliath rose up in David. He
kept His eyes on God and began to find
encouragement once again.
Perhaps there is a “Goliath” or some
“Amalekites” attempting to discourage some
areas of your life. Get your eyes back on the
Lord and expect Him to cause a conquering spirit
to rise up inside you. Expect to overcome and
remove the source of all discouragement today!

PRAYER
Father, I thank You that I have a conquering
spirit. I make a choice to cast off the spirit of
discouragement concerning _____________________.
Lord, help me see a new perspective, and I
command every spirit of darkness that would try
to dishearten me to leave! In Jesus’ Name, amen!

1 YEAR BIBLE READING PLAN

Deuteronomy 33-34; Luke 24:36-53;  Psalm 52:1-9