Be an Encourager

"When we get together, I want to encourage you in your faith, but I also want to be encouraged by yours."   Romans 1:12.  NLT

When you have an opportunity to encourage someone, make sure you take it. You never know what that person is going through at the time. People tend to become what special people in their lives, think of them. So let's always think, believe and express the best towards them. 

The same is true of what we think of ourselves. We may have had so much discouragement in our lives that it just seems natural to believe that we're useless or a failure. The majority of people want to hear good things spoken about them. Many children in social care have suffered emotional abuse, where their parents or carers have ridiculed them all their lives and told them how bad they are, that they begin to believe it. Many kids grew up trying their best to do this and that, only to hear that their best wasn't good enough. Where does a person go when their best isn't good enough?

Marriages fall apart because one partner believes that the other partner isn't good enough. This can be a recipe for adultery and seeking comfort as the wounded partner seeks someone who feels they are good enough.

Yet, when someone hears on a regular basis complimentary comments, it boosts their moral and they begin to believe it. The world breaks people down, but encouragement helps them feel ten feet tall. 

Who do you think needs encouragement today? Can you offer this? If so, do it! Just a few kind but honest words can bring healing and joy to someone who has been trampled on. This may be you. If it is, I want to tell you right here and now, God loves you so very, very much and He thinks you are absolutely wonderful. These are not just empty words; they are honest ones. 

If you want to be encouraged, encourage someone else today. What you sow, you reap. When you give, you receive. Encourage and be encouraged.

Copyright 2019 Grahame Howard

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