6 Books for Discouraged Christians
We all know what it is to be discouraged and sometimes even depressed. These are night seasons when we long for the morning. In such times it is hard to find our way out. Reading becomes difficult and often in my experience adds to the sense of failure and futility. I am one who loves biographies, but there are times when I can hardly bea r to get through one. When I am confronted with my own weakness and failure and feeling low it is almost too discouraging to read of men (or women) whose lives were marked by such consistent faithfulness and fruitfulness. I believe my discouragement in such times is due - at least partly - to pride (and perhaps as R. Erskine said "a legalistic spirit"), so I try to read anyway. But in those 'night' seasons I don't read with the same relish or edification. Still, there are books that have helped me immensely in those times , and I want to share a few of them here. ...