#discouragers

Have you always wanted to do something, but never had anyone encourage you toward that goal? Have you found yourself feeling as if that goal is something you’ll never reach – that maybe there’s something about you that is insufficient to reach it? Being encouraged is wonderful, and can often help us take that next, difficult step. But if that goal is one you must have to feel fulfilled, there’s…

The Habit of Encouraging Others

The Habit of Encouraging Others J.R. Miller “For you know that we dealt with each of you as a father deals with his own children, encouraging, comforting and urging you to live lives worthy of God, who calls you into his kingdom and glory!” 1 Thessalonians 2:11-12 In one of her books Miss Mulock tells of a gentleman and a lady walking one day in a lumber-yard beside a dirty, foul-smelling river.…