Thursday, April 5, 2012

Become An Encourager

Do you want to make an impact in the world around you? Become an encourager!

Everyone can become an encourager. You don't have to be rich. You don't have to have it all together. You just need to care about people. You don't have to do anything big or spectacular. The little things you do every day have the potential for a much greater impact than you can imagine.

Life isn't always about who we keep in touch with. Sometimes it's about who we touch along the way.

Flattery is the use of truth, half-truths or lies to secure something beneficial for ourselves. Encouragement is the use of truth to build-up someone else. In other words, flattery and encouragement differ in integrity and intention. The flatter will use whatever is needed (truth, half-truth, lies) to get what he wants. The encourager only uses truth to build-up another person.

"Anxiety in a man's heart weighs it down, but an encouraging word makes it glad." Proverbs 12:25

The heart of encouragement is to communicate a person's value. When we help people feel valuable, capable, and motivated, we often get to see their lives change forever. And sometimes we get to see them go on to change the world.

If you just take time to encourage people, you can make a big difference in the world.

Blessings,
Dalinda

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