What is it everybody wants to receive but few tend to give?
ENCOURAGEMENT.
Everyone wants -- and needs -- to be encouraged in what they're facing...
And who doesn't want a boost as they seek to use their gifts to make their mark on the world?
But rare are those who go out of their way to lift up, give hope and instill courage in those around them.
This ought not be...
The New Testament repeatedly COMMANDS us to "encourage one another" (1 Thess.5:11; Heb.10:23-25; Eph.4:29) -- because God knows we need it!
Just think how lives would change if this were diligently obeyed?
I know my greatest friends are those who speak into my life in a way that charges me up to keep running the race before me.
They know how to encourage.
How about being that person to someone in your circle today?
Critiquing comes easy. Anybody can do that.
But being an encourager takes another step.
It involves thinking about others in love and coming up with a way you can bring life to them.
This might take a little practice.
But once you make a habit of it, encouraging others is one of the easiest and most enjoyable ways to change the world.
Let's do it!