Today, I am discouraged .   Oh, I have hope but it is clouded by the Enemy's arrows.  Like that term?  I stole it (sort of) from the Bible study we are doing called Putting on the Armo r.   We are supposed to pick up the shield of faith , which is something else I have. I have hope and I have faith.  You would think that would be enough.  But today, I just feel discouraged and frustrated. Today, I know what the devil's arrows are.  You see, there are things going on that seem to be so counter-Christian....at church.  People are frustrated and discouraged. Good people. People who have faith and hope. People who LOVE Jesus.  They are so frustrated that they are focused on what's bad.  I'm  not trying to diminish the issues.  I just wish that we could instead focus on the good and look for ways to be proactive, instead of "there's no use".  Instead of hashing and rehashing, we should stop each other in each other's tracks t...