1. Remove any Guilt.
-   Guilt is removed by repentance and confession.   (see 1 Jonh 1:8-9).  Example David and Absalom.   
2. Take up the Shield of Faith.
- Eph. 6:16 "Above all taking the shield of faith…to quench all the fiery darts of the wicked one."
- By quoting God's truth when we recognize Satan's lies II Cor. 10:5 (Example) 
· God has left me -  Heb. 13:5 "…I will never leave thee…"
· No Good will come from this - Rom 8:28 "…All things work together for good…"
· People hurt me - Eph. 6:12 "…We wrestle not against flesh and blood…"
· God is punishing me - Heb. 12:6-11 "…For whom the Lord loveth…"
· I am weak - II Cor. 12:9  "…My strength is made perfect in weakness…"
3. Encourage our Hearts in the Lord.
· David's greatest calamity came just a few days before he was established as king.  I Sam. 30:6 "…But David encouraged himself in the Lord"
· Satan often brings to us the greatest discouragements just before God fulfills our expectation.
· It is for this reason that Father-God  warns us not to give up.  Gal. 6:9 "…We shall reap, if we faint not".
· How to encourage our hearts in the Lord?
- We let God's Spirit commune with our spirits through the Psalms.  We must not allow our minds, wills, or emotions (soul) to communicate with our spirits, but rather make every effort to have God's Spirit (through His Word) communicate to our spirits.