Thursday Thinking – Encourage Somebody

Ephesians 6:18 MSG
Be prepared. You’re up against far more than you can handle on your own. Take all the help you can get, every weapon God has issued, so that when it’s all over but the shouting you’ll still be on your feet. Truth, righteousness, peace, faith, and salvation are more than words. Learn how to apply them. You’ll need them throughout your life. God’s Word is an indispensable weapon. In the same way, prayer is essential in this ongoing warfare. Pray hard and long. Pray for your brothers and sisters. Keep your eyes open. Keep each other’s spirits up so that no one falls behind or drops out!

Don’t you just love the last phrase. Keep each others spirit’s up so that no one falls behind or drops out! This weeks Thursday Thinking is slightly different, it’s think right about someone else. Is there someone you can encourage today? Someone who has been going through a sticky patch, someone who has just had some bad news, someone who you haven’t seen around for a while, someone you missed, someone you forgot to thank? Today is the day to think right about that person, to send a text, an email, a card, facebook them, twitter them, whatever…encourage somebody, it’s the right thing to do.

The writer to Hebrews tells us to encourage one another daily, even more as we see he day approaching. Heb 10:25. Don’t think about someone in difficulty, “tough”, don’t say, “too bad, let them learn the hard way.” Encourage them, tell them God is able, tell them you’ve been where they are and you know that God is faithful. Someone once told that to me and I can’t tell you how it strengthened and helped me and stayed with me.

Think this is a day to love and support somebody, this is a day to invest in them to invite them into my world. This is Thursday Thinking at its best. You can make a difference in someone’s world today.

Pick up the phone…go on you can do it!

Love ya

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