1.0Doing Life Togetherhttps://www.beliefnet.com/columnists/doinglifetogetherLinda Mintlehttps://www.beliefnet.com/columnists/doinglifetogether/author/lmintleHow to Fight Discouragementrich600338<blockquote class="wp-embedded-content" data-secret="DV2ZDal1am"><a href="https://www.beliefnet.com/columnists/doinglifetogether/2011/11/how-to-fight-discouragement.html">How to Fight Discouragement</a></blockquote><iframe sandbox="allow-scripts" security="restricted" src="https://www.beliefnet.com/columnists/doinglifetogether/2011/11/how-to-fight-discouragement.html/embed#?secret=DV2ZDal1am" width="600" height="338" title="“How to Fight Discouragement” — Doing Life Together" data-secret="DV2ZDal1am" frameborder="0" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" scrolling="no" class="wp-embedded-content"></iframe><script type="text/javascript">
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Whatever it is that is discouraging you, note the cure the psalmist David employed in Psalm 103:1-5. David talks to himself in a way that uplifts his soul. He tells his soul to bless the Lord and to remember the benefits of serving God. David wrote this psalm to encourage himself in the Lord, something…