Consider Him

"For consider Him who endured such hostility from sinners against Himself,  lest you become weary and discouraged in your souls" (Hebrews 12:3 NKJV). Sometimes discouragement can hit us hard in the middle of the battlefield. Just when things look like they're all coming back together, the enemy throws something in that hits us right where it hurts the most, the heart. We must remind ourselves that we are in a war for our souls and many other souls, and that we have a Father up above in Heaven who takes us through things that we are able to handle. He won't give us anything greater than what we are capable of handling. So, when we remember what Jesus has already done for us, it turns that discouragement into encouragement. Jesus has been through it all. I believe there were many times that Jesus got discouraged, but through the many times of discouragement, He reminded Himself why God the Father had sent Him. So, in times of discouragement, when it hits us right where it hurts the most, remember that Jesus felt the same things we have felt, yet He still died for whom He loved. Still so many rejected and despised Him. How discouraging is that? Jesus did not look at this or allow the feelings to grab His heart. Love overcame discouragement, and the love of the Father is greater than any discouragement or bitterness that could ever be thrown at our hearts. Look past the discouragement and into the heart of our Lord Jesus, and find peace and rest in His arms. Give Him praise. God bless you.