Inspirational Quotes on Discouragement

“The Christian life is not a constant high. I have my moments of deep discouragement. I have to go to God in prayer with tears in my eyes, and say, 'O God, forgive me,' or 'Help me.'”

“We must be careful to let the Holy Spirit do this searching. If we try to search our own hearts, we are apt to fall into one or both of two traps. The first is the trap of morbid introspection. Introspection can easily become the tool of Satan, who is called the "accuser" (Revelation 12:10). One of his chief weapons is discouragement. He knows that if he can make us discouraged and dispirited, we will not fight the battle for holiness. The second trap is that of missing the real issues in our lives.”

“For all sad words of tongue and pen, The saddest are these, 'It might have been'.”

“Oh, how precious is time, and how it pains me to see it slide away, while I do so little to any good purpose.”

“Faith must always pass the test of discouragement.”

“Never let us be discouraged with ourselves. It is not when we are conscious of our faults that we are the most wicked; on the contrary, we are less so. We see by a brighter light; and let us remember for our consolation, that we never perceive our sins till we begin to cure them.”

“He that will not sail till all dangers are over must never put to sea.”

“Self-pity is our worst enemy and if we yield to it, we can never do anything wise in this world.”

“Scalded cats fear even cold water.”

“There was a castle called Doubting Castle, the owner whereof was Giant Despair.”

“The remedy for discouragement is the Word of God. When you feed your heart and mind with its truth, you regain your perspective and find renewed strength.”

“For every discouragement has been allowed to come to us in order that through it we may be cast in utter helplessness at the Saviour's feet.”

“Resignation is the courage of Christian sorrow. ”

“It takes but one positive thought when given a chance to survive and thrive to overpower an entire army of negative thoughts.”

“The only place where your dream becomes impossible is in your own thinking.”

“A teardrop on earth summons the King of heaven.”

“Turn your scars into stars.”