4 No soldier in active service gets entangled in civilian affairs, since his aim is to please the one who enlisted him as a soldier.
5 Also if anyone competes as an athlete, he does not win the prize unless he competes according to the rules.
6 The hard-working farmer ought to be the first to receive his share of the crops.
7 Consider what I say, for the Lord will give you understanding in everything.
Bible verses about "discouraged" | Common
2 Timothy 2:4-7
John 5:30
30 "I can do nothing of myself; as I hear, I judge; and my judgment is just, because I seek not my own will but the will of him who sent me.
James 4:7
7 Submit yourselves therefore to God. Resist the devil and he will flee from you.
2 Thessalonians 3:13
13 But as for you, brethren, do not grow weary of doing good.
2 Timothy 1:7
7 For God did not give us a spirit of timidity, but a spirit of power and love and self-discipline.
Philippians 4:6-7
Romans 15:13
13 May the God of hope fill you with all joy and peace in believing, so that by the power of the Holy Spirit you may abound in hope.
Galatians 6:9
9 Let us not lose heart in doing good, for in due time we will reap if we do not grow weary.