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It’s A Wonderful Life opens with a conversation between God, St. Peter and Clarence, angel second-class.
Clarence is about to get his big chance as a guardian angel, and upon hearing that his charge, George Bailey, is in desperate need of his services, Clarence asks with urgency, “What’s wrong?
Is he sick?”
To which God replies, “No.
Worse.
He’s discouraged.”
The verb to discourage means “to deprive of confidence, hope or spirit; dishearten, daunt.”
What Causes Discouragement?
WRONG = A lie from Satan is the source of every discouragement.
Fear, unbelief, self-pity, and self-condemnation are by-products of Satan’s lies.
You become susceptible to Satan’s lies when you lose sight of God’s ways or do not put your confidence in Christ’s provision for your every need.
How to deal with discouragement:
15 steps to overcoming discouragement crosswalk.com
“15 steps!? thats discouraging.”
Craving
But not now—now he is homesick for God, existing on his tears rather than the streams of water that spring from the city of God (46:4).
Confusion
His confusion stems from his faith, not a lack of faith.
The God in whom he believes and with whom he has a relationship has inexplicably let loose the chaotic waters that have swept over him and knocked him off his feet - v.7
Correction
When what we believe to be true about our God clashes with the actualities of our lives so that nothing makes sense, our faith requires speech.
Faith must appeal to God,
This isn’t right, I’m coming for you.
I’m coming back to where you are for worship.
The brilliance of the psalms is that this interaction works time after time.
Psalm 42–43 is a resource for devastated readers who cannot bring themselves to give up on God and for readers confident that God will deliver them.
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