Choice Quote by Charles Stanley
“Disappointments will come and go, but discouragement is a choice that you make.”
About This Quote
Source Sermon: The Power of Encouragement, 2015
Disappointment is temporary, but choosing to stay discouraged is a personal decision that fuels negativity.
In simple terms: Disappointment passes; discouragement is a choice.
Key Takeaway
Choose resilience over despair.
Themes
resilience
mindset
emotions
Mood
reflective
determined
Type
motivational
inspirational
When to use this quote
- personal setbacks
- team failures
- health challenges
- relationship conflicts
Key Concepts
choice
self‑determination
psychology
Questions to Reflect On
- What triggers your discouragement?
- How can you reframe setbacks as opportunities?
A Different Perspective
Choosing discouragement can become a self‑fulfilling prophecy, limiting growth.
![“There is a satisfaction we don't want to come to until we come to it in God…[Disappointments] serve to remind us every day that we cannot make life work the way we want…If we'll let it, the disappointment can be God's way of continually drawing us back to himself.” quote by John Eldredge](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/830/john-eldredge-1487_disappointment_there-is-a-satisfaction-we-don-t-want-to_71871.jpg)
