Encouraging Others

A word spoken at the right time is like gold apples in silver settings. (Proverbs 25:11 CSB)

Everyone craves encouragement. I believe that God wants to encourage people, but a lot of times He needs us to do it. If you feel like you have no time, no energy, no expertise, no money, or too little, to give, don’t worry; that’s common to many of us. But we can all give through our words of encouragement, and we can spread God’s love wherever we go.

Our words don’t need to be profound or eloquent—just simple words that meet a person’s need for love, hope, significance, or comfort.

Everyone appreciates knowing that they count, that they’re valuable, and that they’re doing something worthwhile. Perhaps our words of encouragement will just be one step in a person’s journey.

Love never fails, so even if our words don’t result in someone getting the point right away, it doesn’t really matter. What does matter is that people feel loved, appreciated, and valued. It’s a privilege to be a giver of kindness.

Even brief encounters with people lend themselves to “a word fitly spoken,” something that will give people faith in themselves and faith that there are people in the world who are good and kind and concerned.—MF [1]

The best portion of a good man’s life is the little, nameless, unremembered acts of kindness and love.—William Wordsworth (1770–1850)

[1] Activated, Vol 14 issue 6.