All Christians face discouragement. It can drain our energy, cloud our vision, and whisper lies that God has forgotten us. But the Word of God declares that we are in a spiritual battle, and our weapons are mighty through God.

All Christians face discouragement. It can drain our energy, cloud our vision, and whisper lies that God has forgotten us. But the Word of God declares that we are in a spiritual battle, and our weapons are mighty through God.

Our world is fighting battles with pills, possessions, and power—but the real war is spiritual. The weapons we need are not man-made; they are mighty through God.

Over 4 million Americans suffer from Panic Anxiety Disorder, and worldwide the number exceeds 89 million. Ten percent of people will experience at least one panic attack in their lifetime—most often in their early twenties—and it is twice as common in women as in men.

The book of Lamentations contains five poetic laments—four are acrostic, each verse beginning with a successive letter of the Hebrew alphabet. Jeremiah’s sorrow was not senseless—it was structured grief, disciplined lament, the poetry of a man crushed by despair but still anchored in faith.

Paul writes in 2 Timothy 1:7, “For God has not given us a spirit of fear, but of power and of love and of a sound mind.”

That phrase “has not given” comes from the Greek word didomi — a verb in the aorist active indicative tense, meaning a completed action. In other words, God has already provided everything we need to live fearlessly.

It’s strange—how often the person we can’t stand ends up controlling our life.
The one who hurt us can dominate our thoughts, influence our moods, and shape our words.
Unforgiveness drags the offender into our hearts, where resentment burns and rules our emotions.