“Perhaps…” • Do we know if these troubles are from Satan or God? • If Satan, what is he trying to accomplish? • If God, what’s the point?

• Since we don’t know, how are we to behave? 2020 has been a year of major disruptions and one ripple effect for many has been discouragement. Why do you think discouragement has been such a common reaction? • F_______

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Left unaddressed, discouragement can blossom into a toxic mindset and destructive way of life. What have you found helpful in the fight to "put a lid" on discouragement? Knowing what you know now, what would you have done differently in March?

“Take Courage…”

• “But you, take courage! Do not let your hands be weak, for your ________ shall be rewarded.” (2 Chron 15:7)

• ________ for the LORD; be strong, and let your heart take courage; wait for the LORD! (Psa 27:14)

• The following night the Lord stood by him and said, “Take courage, for as you have testified to the facts about me in Jerusalem, so you ________ testify also in Rome.” (Acts 23:11)