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Power-Full Words
Therefore encourage one another and build each other up…
1 Thessalonians 5:11 NIV
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[TD]Recommended Reading Isaiah 41:6-10 [/TD]
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I took a speech class in college because a girl named Donna Thompson was taking the class (her last name is now the same as mine). While she was an excellent student, I mostly goofed-off in that class. One day, the professor took me aside after class and said, "You know, I don't know what others have told you about your abilities, but I believe you have real potential. I believe in you. You ought not to mess around in class. If you apply yourself, you might become a preacher one day."
I shrugged off his advice then -- but I didn't forget it. In fact, I remember that moment as if it were yesterday. Rarely do we forget the moments when someone speaks an encouraging word to us that powerfully impacts our lives. And every time we feel encouraged by someone, we ought to make a mental note to do the same for another person.
Encouragement is as simple as giving away what we receive. Just as that professor had a lasting and encouraging impact on my life, maybe there's someone who needs an encouraging word from you today. Go and seek that person out.
Your words can permanently influence a life.
Jerry Falwell
Read-thru-the-Bible
Matthew 26:30 -- 27:31
