Dealing

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• Dealing
• With
• Disappointment,
• Frustration,
• and
• Discouragement

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Introduction
T O D E F I N E
Disappointment a feeling of dissatisfaction that
results when your expectations are not realized.
syn letdown Frustration the feeling that acc
ompanies an experience of being thwarted in
attaining your goals. syn defeat
Discouragement the feeling of despair in the
face of obstacles. syn disheartenment, dismay
Word Net. 2.0
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Reality

• Can be caused by many things
• Family matters
• Yielding to temptation
• Enemies
• Friends
• Perceived failures
• Sickness
• (etc.)

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To Exemplify

• Job
• Job 120-22 210
• Moses
• Exodus 174 Numbers 161-4 203-11
• Elijah
• 1 Kings 194-18

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To Exemplify

• Judah
• Ezra 41-5 Nehemiah 41-10
• Peter
• Matthew 2669-75 Luke 2232 John 2115-22
• Paul
• 2 Corinthians 1123-30 127-10

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To Apply

• Gospel preachers
• Acts 2026,27 2 Timothy 41-5
• Elders
• Acts 2028 Hebrews 1317
• Deacons
• 1 Timothy 38-13

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To Apply

• Personal workers
• Galatians 69,10
• Bible class teachers
• James 31 Hebrews 512-14
• Anyone seeking to live for the Lord
• 1 Timothy 412 Romans 1215

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Understanding What Is Most Important
2 CORINTHIANS 416-18 Therefore we do not lo
se heart. Even though our outward man is
perishing, yet the inward man is being renewed
day by day. For our light affliction, which is
but for a moment, is working for us a far more
exceeding and eternal weight of glory, while we
do not look at the things which are seen, but at
the things which are not seen. For the things
which are seen are temporary, but the things
which are not seen are eternal.
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Forewarned Is Forearmed

• Dull minds
• Hebrews 511-14
• Closed minds
• 2 Timothy 43,4
• Opposition
• 2 Peter 316

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Forewarned Is Forearmed

• An antagonistic environment
• Romans 118-32
• Waning interest
• John 660-66
• Liberal religion
• Proverbs 1412

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What Can I Do?Practical Applications

• Be a Christian
• 2 Corinthians 517
• Be diligent
• 2 Peter 15-10
• Attend faithfully
• Hebrews 1024,25

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What Can I Do?Practical Applications

• Trust
• 2 Timothy 112
• Obedience-serving
• Philippians 212-18
• Focus
• Philippians 48
• Eyes on the Lord
• Hebrews 121-4

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Concluding Thoughts
Great people of faith had to deal with
disappointments, frustrations, and
discouragement. All of us will face disappointme
nts, frustrations, and discouragement.
We can use them to strengthen us or we can
allow them to destroy us . . .
What about you??
Remember, you are not alone, (1 Peter
57)
Get busy serving the Lord!