Encouragement; sorely needed these days

"Encouragement plays a huge part in a persons life"

-The Study of Acts (my sermon notes)

A man has joy in an apt answer, and how delightful is a timely word! ~Proverbs 15:23

We all need encouragement. My scripture search on the word "encouragement"

Jesus talks about the importance of encouragement and lifting others up until His return to us. 

Therefore encourage one another and build up one another, just as you also are doing. 

~ 1 Thessalonians 5:11

We as fallen humans have a desire to be noticed and appreciated. A desire God Himself put in our hearts! His intention for our use of that desire is to come to Him when we fill we need to be lifted up and praised. He in His goodness will humble us in our pride and show us our incredible worth in Him!!  

I will lift my eyes to the mountains; from where shall my help come? My help comes from the Lord, Who made heaven and earth. 

~Psalms 121:1-2

 I love this quote. The same can be said of observing how people treat each other.

Lately, I've noticed and found it increasingly sad how wives put their husbands down. They hardly encourage the guy! Men have a hard life to live....God calls them down a very different road then He does women. Once we see the godly men God has put in our lives the more we as women need to encourage them! Encouragement is not a strong suit of mine and I am not married, BUT that doesn't mean I have no one to encourage. God has blessed me with a father and brothers whom I am learning to encourage on a daily basis.

And one other thing to remember when encouraging ANYONE.....take notice of them, but encourage them in a way that glorifies the Lord and gives Him the credit for the work in their life. Encourage lasting attributes and not things that will fade away. When the wind has passed over it, it is no more and its place acknowledges it no longer. ~Psalm 103:16

Heaven and earth will pass away, but My words will not pass away. ~Luke 21:33 

Give selfless praise. And don't forget to encourage your mothers! They do so much for us! :)  

Till He Comes, 

Emmygirl