Discouragement is no respecter of persons.

In fact, discouragement seems to attack the successful far more than the unsuccessful, for the higher we climb, the farther down we can fall.

We are not surprised then when we read that the great Apostle Paul was “pressed out of pressure” and “despaired even of life” (2 Cor. 1:8).

Great as he was in character and ministry, Paul was human just like the rest of us.

Apostle Paul as he wrote second Corinthians repeatedly used the word comfort or encouragement.

What was Paul’s secret of victory when he was experiencing pressures and trials?

His secret was God.

When you find yourself discouraged and ready to quit, get your attention off yourself and focus it on God. Out of his own difficult experience, Paul tells us how we can find encouragement in God. He gives us three simple reminders:

Remember what God is to you – 2 COR. 1:3

Remember what God does for you – 2 COR. 1 :4a, 8-11

Remember what God does through you – 2 COR. 1:4b-7