We all desperately need someone to encourage us. In this, we are all the same. Henri Nouwen writes, “Beneath all the great accomplishments of our time there is a deep current of despair. While efficiency and control are the great aspirations of our society, the loneliness, isolation, lack of friendship and intimacy, broken relationships, boredom, feelings of emptiness and depression, and a deep sense of uselessness fill the hearts of millions of people in our success-oriented world” (20-21).
Who can you encourage today? Drop them a note in the mail. Send a text. Write an e-mail. Send a PM. Higher an airplane to write a message in the clouds. In Proverbs we read, “A generous person will prosper; whoever refreshes others will be refreshed” (11:25, NIV). Do you feel empty today? Then fill someone up and you will be amazed at how you are filled. Let us be people of generous encouragement today.
Blessings,
Pastor Stephen
Source:
Nouwen, Henri J. In the name of Jesus: reflections on Christian leadership. New York: Crossroad, 1989.
