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New Life Ministries: 1-800-NEW-LIFE: "Strong Enough To Encourage Others

by Steve Arterburn

Let’s see how inventive we can be in encouraging love and helping out, not avoiding worshipping together as some do but spurring each other on. Hebrews 10:24-25 MSG

Want to build character and, at the same time, build a better life? Then find thoughtful, honorable, God- fearing people who will offer you a steady stream of encouragement.

Life is a team sport, and all of us need occasional pats on the back from our teammates. As Christians, we are called upon to spread the Good News of Christ, and we are also called to spread a message of encouragement and hope to the world.

In the book of Ephesians, Paul writes, “Do not let any unwholesome talk come out of your mouths, but only what is helpful for building others up according to their needs, that it may benefit those who listen” (4:29 NIV). Paul reminds us that when we choose our words carefully, we can have a powerful impact on those around us.

Whether you realize it or not, many people with whom you come in contact every day are in desperate need of a smile or an encouraging word. The world can be a difficult place, and countless friends and family members may be troubled by the challenges of everyday life. Since we don’t always know who needs our help, the best strategy is to encourage all the people who cross our paths. So today, be a world-class source of encouragement to everyone you meet. Never has the need been greater.

The secret of success is to find a need and fill it, to find a hurt and heal it, to find somebody with a problem and offer to help solve it. Robert Schuller

Do you wonder where you can go for encouragement and motivation? Run to Jesus. Max Lucado

I want their hearts to be encouraged and joined together in love, so that they may have all the riches of assured understanding, and have the knowledge of God’s mystery—Christ. Colossians 2:2 HCSB
Character builder
Do you want to be successful? Encourage others to do the same. You can’t lift other people up without lifting yourself up, too. And remember the words of Oswald Chambers: “God grant that we may not hinder those who are battling their way slowly into the light."

PrayKingDan says "...having a band of brothers and a quality circle of friends is so critical to Walking with God."