God has been showing me the importance of encouragement lately. Whether it's me giving words of encouragement to someone, or someone giving me words of encouragement.
Definition of encourage: to inspire with courage, spirit, or confidence.
Another way to put it: to inspire someone with the courage and confidence to do something.
The words that we speak are powerful. Sometimes they have more power than we may ever know. Are the words coming from your mouth uplifting and encouraging to those around you??
I could make a pretty lengthy list of things I most likely would have never done had it not been for my wonderful friends and family cheering me on and encouraging me along the way. I definitely wouldn't be where I am today doing what I'm doing. I wouldn't have had the courage, the idea, or the ability (or so I thought...we are always hardest on ourselves) to do some of the things I have done if I hadn't been encouraged by someone.
Without the words of encouragement I have received in the difficult times....they would have been 100 times more difficult to go through.
I will say it again.... Words are powerful.
Are you surrounded by people who say encouraging and uplifting things to you, or people who bring you down? If it's the latter, maybe you should find some new people to be around because when you have people in your life who support you, encourage you, and believe in you....that is when you start believing in yourself and build up the confidence and courage to go out and achieve your biggest dreams.
Dream Big. Encourage and be encouraged. Believe in yourself.
How have you been encouraged lately? And how have you encouraged someone recently?
I dare you to encourage someone today!
"When you talk, do not say harmful things, but say what people need--words that will help others become stronger." --Ephesians 4:29
