Articles Tagged 'Discouraged'

For over 30 years, Heartlight has shared articles to help people live for Jesus in everyday life. While we are no longer publishing new articles, this enduring collection features relevant pieces throughout the year to encourage faith, offer biblical perspective, and speak to real-world joys and struggles.

Be an Agent of Happiness

Max Lucado reminds us that we are God's agents of joy in our lonely planet full of discouraged people.

The people in our world can be moody, fickle, and stubborn and Jesus wants us to bring joy to them!

My One Thing!

Ron Rose reminds us that the key to getting things done on our huge to-do list is to take it to God and then have Him help us to one thing, and do it right!

The God who invented time is right here with me—in the room. Sometimes I have to take a deep breath to remember that.

Sometimes, God Takes His Time!

Max Lucado encourages us to endure and not lose hope because sometimes God takes time to make his perfect will happen and redeem our messes.

Life feels like it is in slow motion when are waiting for the bad seasons to end and God's new fresh life awakens to redeem and refresh our weary souls.

Heartbroken!

Phil Ware reminds us that God shares our pain in our worst moments of grief and loss, God is heartbroken with us.

In the middle of our grief, loss, and brokenness, we must remember that we are not alone in our brokenness.

To the Girl on the Elevator

Teresa Bell Kindred shares an emotional story from her experience caring for her husband in his two-plus month battle with COVID-19 and invites us to pray God's blessing into the life of an unknown young wife whose husband is in ICU.

I wish I could have hugged the girl on the elevator.

Heartbroken!

Phli Ware reminds us that God shares our pain in our worst moments of grief and loss, God is heartbroken with us.

In the middle of our grief, loss, and brokenness, we must remember that we are not alone in our brokenness.

Beyond My Broken Prayers

Phil Ware continues his series on Nehemiah and focuses on prayers, especially when prayers seem to go unanswered and we feel alone, frustrated, disappointed, discouraged, and ignored by God.

Is there a way through times of ineffective prayer?

The Weather when Jesus Came

Phil Ware reminds us of the weather when Jesus came, filled with the fresh wind and heavenly breezes of heaven brought by the Holy Spirit.

What will the weather be this Christmas?

Sometimes There Are No Answers

Tom Norvell reminds us that there are a lot of questions in life that we cannot get answers to; but more than answers, we need God's presence.

What do you do when you can't figure out the answer?

Check Your Assumptions

Ron Rose deals with a person who has had very difficult times and feels that prayer is not acted upon by God even if he hears them and that miracles are for times gone by.

Why trust in a God we cannot see and seems to never do us any miracles?

We Do Not Lose Heart

Tom Norvell uses Paul's words to the Corinthians to help us know that we can keep on the journey of faith and not lose heart.

Come on! Can we really say this honestly?

Good News for Our Broken World

Brian McCuthchen reminds us of the place of hope, refuge, and help when our world is broken.

What hope is left when life is shattered?

Rest for the Weary

Tom Norvell reminds us and prays for us to find rest from our weariness in the Lord.

Where can we turn when we are worn out and discouraged?

Do Not Lose Heart!

Tom Norvell reminds us that some times we just have to hang to hope, keep repeating what is true and not lose heart.

Some words you just have to repeat until you believe!

How Long, Lord?

Tom Norvell leads us to Psalm 6 and helps us ask, "How long, Lord?" because we all have times when we can barely hang on any longer.

Can you keep hanging in there?

Proving Them Wrong

Most of us get discounted, rejected, or turned away at some time or another: but God looks at our heart and doesn't give up on us!

Have you spotted a hero in the making the lately?