12. Dealing with Discouragement

Question 1

List the four “F’s” of discouragement

Answer 1

1. Fatigue
2. Frustration
3. Failure
4. Fear

Question 2

List the principles behind each of the above “F’s”

Answer 2

1. When you are physically low you cannot be emotionally high
2. Don’t get caught in trivia traps
3. There is no failure except in no longer trying
4. The only thing we have to fear is fear itself

Question 3

List the four “R’s” of the cure for discouragement

Answer 3

1. Rest your body
2. Reorganise your life
3. Remember the Lord
4. Resist discouragement

Question 4

What are the four great energizers

Answer 4

1. Prayer
2. Exercise
3. Play
4. Diversion

Question 5

List in order of importance the three priorities in life

Answer 5

1. One’s personal walk with God
2. One’s relationship to his family
3. One’s personal self (ministry)

Question 6

What are the three things to remember when discouraged?

Answer 6

1. God’s goodness in the past
2. God’s closeness in the present
3. God’s power for the future

Question 7

List the two things you must do to fight discouragement

Answer 7

1. Talk to yourself

2. Talk to God

Question 8

You determine a man’s greatness by how he overcomes discouragement

Answer 8

True (even though official answer is False)

Question 9

Establishing goals is not necessary to overcoming discouragement

Answer 9

False

Question 10

The man who fails is the man who stops trying

Answer 10

True