By Michael Brown, The Stream - The Scriptures often speak of God being grieved or angry. But they never speak of Him being discouraged. That’s because discouragement is not an “emotion” that exists within the Godhead. How could it? Discouragement would imply despair. Or hopelessness. Or defeat. And all of these emotions — to speak of the Creator in human terms — are totally foreign to Him. Ultimately, in Jesus, they should be foreign to us as well.