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Discouragement Can Deform Our Character
Genesis 16:4-6
…when Hagar knew she was pregnant, she began to treat her mistress, Sarai, with contempt… 6 Abram replied, “Look, she is your servant, so deal with her as you see fit.” Then Sarai treated Hagar so harshly that she finally ran away. 7 The angel of the LORD found Hagar …in the wilderness, along the road to Shur… 9 The angel of the LORD said to her, “Return to your mistress, and submit to her authority.” 10 Then he added, “I will give you more descendants than you can count.”
God will use what drives you away to drive you towards His purpose
The path to God’s blessing is through the door of submission.
The path to God’s blessing is through the door of submission.
Romans 5:3-5
We can rejoice, too, when we run into problems and trials, for we know that they help us develop endurance. 4 And endurance develops strength of character, and character strengthens our confident hope of salvation. 5 And this hope will not lead to disappointment. For we know how dearly God loves us…(NLT)
Discouragement Can Diminish Our Compassion
Genesis 21:16-18
Then she went and sat down by herself about a hundred yards away. “I don’t want to watch the boy die,” she said, as she burst into tears. 17 But …the angel of God called to Hagar from heaven, “Hagar, what’s wrong? Do not be afraid! God has heard the boy crying as he lies there. 18 Go to him and comfort him…(NLT)
1 Peter 3:8-9
Finally, all of you be of one mind, having compassion for one another; love as brothers, be tenderhearted, be courteous… that you may inherit a blessing.(NKJV)
Discouragement Can Distort Our Vision
A. …and she wandered aimlessly in the wilderness of Beersheba…
B. …Then God opened Hagar’s eyes, and she saw a well full of water…
C. …Then God opened Hagar’s eyes, and she saw a well full of water. She quickly filled her water container and gave the boy a drink. 20 And God was with the boy as he grew up in the wilderness….(NLT)
