Everyone experiences discouragement at times in their life. The important question is ... what do you do with that discouragement? Do you allow it to drive your decisions?The choice is yours.Take charge and put negative emotions in their place, because if you don't, they will take you to places you never wanted to go.Twenty-four hours after miraculously calling down fire from heaven, the Prophet Elijah was so depressed that he begged God to let him die. In Defeating Discouragement, Paul Sheppard encourages believers to learn from Elijah's experience. Take up the tools that God has given for defeating discouragement. Learn to be comfortable saying, "I don't understand what's happening, but that's okay. I'm growing in faith. I'm making better decisions now. I'm trusting God. It will all work out for good in the end."Discover how God's greatest plans for His children transcend despair and hopelessness, far exceeding our greatest expectations for joy and fulfillment. Learn to experience God not only when He manifests Himself in dramatic ways, but also when He speaks in a still, small voice. Paul Earl Sheppard is senior pastor of Destiny Christian Fellowship in Fremont, CA. His Destined for Victory radio broadcast is heard daily on hundreds of stations, including the Christian Satellite Network. He is the author of Defeating Discouragement: Learning from Elijah's Experience; Purpose Prevails: Lessons from Joseph's Journeys; Rebuilding What the Enemy Almost Destroyed; and other titles. Paul and his wife Meredith have been married since 1982 and they have two adult children and one son-in-law.
