Do you know the difference between being discouraged and discouragement having a hold on you? When you are discouraged, you are still in control of your emotions. But when discouragement has a hold on you, it begins to take control of your life. The goal of discouragement is to make us unproductive for God and drag us down into the belly of the whale. However, the truth is, discouragement is an instrument, a tool that the enemy uses.