Serve Strong: Biblical Encouragement to Sustain God's Servantsby Terry Powell Description Serve Strong helps volunteers as well as vocational Christian workers combat discouragement, persevere through weariness, and cultivate endurance for the long haul. Serve the Lord long enough and discouragement or some form of opposition is inevitable. Joy sapping workloads, feelings of inadequacy, lack of fruitfulness, or battle fatigue from spiritual warfare often spurs God's servants to quit or sabotages their passion.