Words
Think of 19 Ways to encourage someone today .
“Gracious words are a honeycomb, sweet to the soul and healing to the bones” (Proverbs 16:24).
I grew up in an alcoholic home where both my parents drank and were verbally and physically abusive. There were not a lot words that brought life or encouragement. Maybe that is why I remember two moments so vividly.
When I was in my early teens, a lady who was like a second mother to me said, “Mike, you are a good boy!” I remember thinking, “Am I?” No one had ever said that to me. Those six words gave me a new picture of myself.
When I was attending university, my father said, “One of the neighbors told me that you were on the dean’s list. I’m proud of you.” I can’t remember any other moment quite like that one, in terms of my dad’s words to me.
Solomon says that “Gracious words are a honeycomb, sweet to the soul and healing to the bones” (Proverbs 16:24).
Bring healing and sweetness to someone’s life today through your words. Bring some as well to yourself by embracing what God says about you as His child in Ephesians 1:3-10 and Ephesians 2:10
You are:
1) God’s Best Work/Creation,
2) Chosen/Adopted as His Child,
3) Forgiven and Redeemed as His Wayward and Disobedient Son/Daughter and
4) Blessed with Everything that a Loving Father can give His Child.
Questions: Tell us about a time when someone said something so encouraging to you that changed your attitude about yourself in a positive way.
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That is interesting that I came across this blog because as I was visiting my father last night he as always tried to find something negative in my look.I get angry in my spirit toward him and I am proned to depression. I pray to God to help me see myself in a healthy way the way He sees me. Not necessary physically but spiritually and emotionally as a person
Words are important. The world was formed by words, just like we are formed. I thought it so interesting when I read this this morning. I just posted an article on Sunday to our Women’s Ministry page about what and how we speak. Words spoken in love changes so many things.
Been through a lot in my lifetime and it was horrible BUT once God got a hold of my heart and life He has been speaking lovely words into my life ever since. I am blessed to finaly have postive people in my life instead of the mayham I was so formiliar with. Now, I make it a point to speak positively into other peoples lives for I fully know and understand how important such is. There is enough evil and hardship in this world and “kindness” can be contagious if more people are willing to pass it along.
I grew up with one alcoholic father who sexually molested me and my mom did not do anything about it cause she was scared cause I had younger sisters. At that time it was not as like it is today and they put these perpretrators in jail. But, it happened to another sister and finally my mother got a divorce but I lived far away by then. I should have stayed far away because my sisters abused me because I got depression and anxiety as a result and also used drugs and alcohol but got clean from everything. My life has been so ruined as a result of everything. But, thanks to God I have a wonderful man who I love and he adores me and we are living out older years close together. There is some problems there but not with the two of us with outside influences and a crazy women who wants to hang on to my husband. She makes a lot of trouble for us.
Growing up I was physically and verbally abused by both parents and was always told that I couldn’t do anything right. I believed this and led a very miserable life. That is,until I decided to take singing lessons from a member of my church. One day,when I was struggling with a very difficult vocal excercise, I told him that I was not a good singer and that he was wasting his time trying to teach me. He looked right into my eyes and said “You can sing” and held my gaze for several seconds. Those three words have given me the power to believe in the gift God has given me and to use this gift for His glory.
Fortunately for me, I had parents who always had encouraging words…thank you God. This devotional encourages me that a simple positive word can help someone else. Thank you for the reminder!
I have never been a particularly attractive looking person. I always had an ‘ugly’ complex about myself until God revealed to me how much He thinks of me several years ago.
I do remember when I was about 5 years old when an elderly lady said to me, “Gee you’re a pretty little girl!” I felt so encouraged I was on top of the world at that moment. I have never forgotten that encounter and have always tried to “pay it forward” by finding something to compliment or praise young children for, particularly the “not so beautiful” ones, like I was.