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164 RESISTING DISCOURAGEMENT G o forth very bravely with perfect trust in the good- ness of him who calls you to this holy task. When has anyone ever hoped in the Lord and been disappoint- ed? Mistrust of your own powers is good as long as it is the groundwork of confidence in God’s power; but if you are ever in any way discouraged, anxious, sad, or mel- ancholy I entreat you to cast this away as the tempta- tion of temptations; and never allow your spirit to argue or reply in any way to any anxiety or downheartedness “ When has anyone ever hoped in the Lord and been disappointed? Mistrust of your own powers is good as long as it is the groundwork of confidence in God’s power. ”