Tag Archives: Despair

The science of hope

Posted on May 16, 2021 by Wisdomforlife

Intriguing look at hope and science. Hope is real, proven by science, and willpower is the switch (The right stimulus) that triggers this amazing ability to change for the better… Continue reading →

Posted in 18 Year factor, Anxiety, Depression, Despair, feeling hopeless, Hope?, Neuroscience, Science | Tagged Despair, hope and the brain, loss of hope, power of hope, science of hope | Leave a comment

Four servants of God who battled fierce despair

Posted on March 5, 2020 by Wisdomforlife

Four servants of God. Each one reached an extremely low point in life. All of them felt that life was no longer worth living. Continue reading →

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Robin Williams’ most uncomfortable role

Posted on August 12, 2014 by Wisdomforlife

Robin Williams was unique. Many people seemed to live inside him. He made so many laugh yet his death was so tragic.

When lost in despondency people feel unable to shake an outlook of despair… Continue reading →

Posted in Counseling, Depression, Despair, Robin Williams, Suicide | Tagged Depression, Despair, Robin Williams, Suicide | 4 Comments

Discouragement – a “dis” on courage

Posted on May 14, 2014 by Wisdomforlife

We cannot adequately encourage those who have lost perspective without discouraging them from a frame of mind that binds them to their discouragement. (Read it again).

Getting out of the fog of despondency often requires a little loving admonishment. Caring friends will cross this line with love and sensitivity when they sense we need a better perspective. Continue reading →

Posted in Anxiety, Attitude, Bitterness, Christian Counselor, Christian life, Christian worldview, Comfort, Complaceny, Complaining, Confession, Counseling, Depression, Despair, Discouragement, Encouragement, Faith, Holistic ministry, Joy | Tagged Counseling, dealing with discouragement, Depression, Despair, Discouraged | 4 Comments

When life takes painful turns

Posted on March 30, 2014 by Wisdomforlife

Joseph’s story teaches us how to protect our hearts from the poison of bitterness and the prison of despair. Continue reading →

Posted in Bitterness, Forgiveness, Joseph's story, Patience, Suffering, Trials | Tagged bitterness, Despair, Joseph's story | 2 Comments

A song for those who are suffering

Posted on May 8, 2013 by Wisdomforlife

“Why?” “The question that is never far away. But healing doesn’t come from the explained.” What a great truth about the place where ”the hurt and the Healer collide!“ This is the place “where Glory meets my suffering.“ I love so many lines … Continue reading →

Posted in Anxiety, Assurance, Broken Relationships, Comfort, Depression, Despair, Discouragement, Encouragement, Evil in the world, Grieving, Loss, Love, Mistreated, Pain, Sadness, Suffering, Wisdom | Tagged Despair, Loss, Suffering | 1 Comment

Are you feeling down?

Posted on February 19, 2013 by Wisdomforlife

I know what it feels like to battle discouragement. This is why I believe that encouraging discouraged people requires more than superficial hype. Continue reading →

Posted in Anxiety, Assurance, Comfort, Contentment, Counseling, Depression, Despair, Discouragement, Emotions, Encouragement, Gospel, Hope?, Jesus Christ, Joy, Meaning of life, Scripture, Spiritual transformation | Tagged Depression, Despair, Discouraged, feel hopeless, Hope | 2 Comments

Where glory meets my suffering

Posted on May 4, 2012 by Wisdomforlife

You can experience the place where the hurt and the Healer collide by meeting with “the Father of compassion and the God of all comfort, who comforts us in all our troubles” (II Corinthians 1:3-4). Continue reading →

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The power of hope

Posted on February 27, 2008 by Wisdomforlife

Perhaps our hope is deficient because it is not engaged in the fullness of past, present, and future. Continue reading →

Posted in Defeat?, Depression, Despair, Environmentalism, Evangelism, Hope?, Reformed Theology, Witness | Tagged Depression, Despair, Fear, future, Hope | 1 Comment