Encourage!

1 Thessalonians 5: 11

Therefore encourage one another and build each other up, just as in fact you are doing.

 

Yesterday at church, some of the people there, paid homage to the Pastor and his family.

Frankly, I’m a little uncomfortable with all the attention.

 

There is a couple though, who goes out of their way, to make the day special for us. They have done so for the 11 years I have been there.

It often makes me wonder, if anyone else would even notice, if they had not made this celebration happen.

 

A handful of people sent cards, and one couple even sent a special personal note to each of us, along with a gift card.

But there’s one gift that stood out, over all the best and the rest.

 

One person actually took time to pen a letter of appreciation.

It’s the kind of letter that you store in the back of your Bible, and when you go to open it, it falls out along with all the other treasures stored there.

 

When’s the last time you encouraged someone? When’s the last time you told someone, that they really mattered?

What about the UPS or Fed-X driver that takes special care to deliver your consumer packages?

What about the teacher who labors over instructing your child? When’s the last time you encouraged them?

How about the co-worker who goes to great lengths, to make your load a little lighter? How about building up the receptionist at your local doctors office?

 

We live during a day and time, when we all need words of encouragement, that build us up.

We need people to take the time, to write us personal notes, that tell us how much they care.

 

Sometimes we can be pretty ungrateful—especially me included.

So who will you target today, to send along a word of encouragement? It might just make the difference that person needs, just to get through their day…