Romans 12:11 “Never be lacking in zeal, but keep your spiritual fervor, serving the Lord.” Do you ever get tired of encouraging others?  Does it seem at times encouragement is difficult and and seemingly without positive results?  Our author and our God knows that to be discouraged is a human trait one has to avoid.  When you get down try and think of our Savior and how He must have become discouraged when His own people, whom He was dying to save, treated Him so terribly, yet He persevered and won.  Always be enthusiastic in serving your precious Savior.