“I have always noticed that when God has purposes of blessing for some soul, the demon of discouragement, who is one of Satan’s most useful servants, is sure to come and whisper all sorts of sorrowful, depressing, miserable thoughts. He drops these thoughts about, sometimes in one heart and sometimes in another. If they take root and grow into feelings and words and deeds, he knows that a great deal has been done to hinder what our God intends to do. Do not forget that discouragement is always from beneath; encouragement is always from above; God is the God of Encouragement.” ((Amy Carmichael, Edges of His Ways, August 20th, p. 154))
“You hear, O LORD, the desire of the afflicted; you encourage them,
and you listen to their cry, defending the fatherless and the oppressed,
in order that man, who is of the earth, may terrify no more.” (Psalm 10:17-18)
“For everything that was written in the past was written to teach us,
so that through endurance and the encouragement of the Scriptures we might have hope.
 May the God who gives endurance and encouragement give you a spirit of unity among
yourselves as you follow Christ Jesus, so that with one heart and mouth you may glorify the
God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ.” (Romans 15:4-6)