Ten Ways to Encourage

1.      Speak to people. (There is nothing as encouraging as a cheerful word of greeting.)

2.      Smile at people. (It takes 72 muscles to frown, but only 14 to smile!)

3.      Be generous with praise, cautious with criticism. Recognition and appreciation are priceless gifts!

4.      Be considerate of the feelings and opinions of others.

5.      Be alert to give your time and efforts away. (What counts most in life is we do for others!)

6.      Write a note of encouragement to someone who in hurting. Include Scripture!

7.      Give physical affection. (Let you loved ones know, in ways they can feel, that they are important.

8.      Believe in others. (Look for the good in people-accept and encourage their unique personalities and traits.

9.      Lift up the defeated through the promise and power of prayer.

10.  Give God’s love away. (Through His death, burial, and resurrection, Jesus has written the word HOPE in every heart!

“Carry each other’s burdens, and in this way you will fulfill the law of Christ” (Galatians 6:2,NKJV)

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“Note: An excerpt from “The Joy of Encouragement” by Dr. David Jeremiah, (Turning Point )