I start this post with a picture and a bible verse. The picture is of my husband Brandon and my sweet niece Neve. She was a few days shy of 9 months in this picture and she is pulling up on things and trying to walk. It was a blessing to see the "encouragement" that Uncle B showed this weekend. This is just one example of how encouragement is given. Another form of encouragement may not be physical, but could be just as (if not more) important... verbal. I was having a stressful day the other day and just out of the blue my friend Desiree texts me bible verse, I stopped... read the verses and then thanked God for sending his word through a friend. We can all be an encouragement to one another in at least one way. We can encourage those who are discouraged, those who need that extra push, those who are facing trials, and even those who everything seems fine! You never know how much a friendly hello text, e-mail or phone call can mean to someone. The text I got meant more to me than anything that day... it was that reminder of God's love, the reminder that there are people praying for me. How uplifting this can be. I encourage you, or should I say challenge you, to uplift someone with either a friendly hello, a helping hand, a phone call, or having coffee with a friend or loved one. Just "Be There", be a friend... be that encouragement.
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