Quotes About Encouragement

It was neither preaching nor praying that made a better man of me, but one or two people who believed in me better than I deserved, and I hated to disappoint them.

All great men have declared that they owe their sucess to the aid and encouragement of some brilliant woman.

God appoints our graces to be nurses to other men's weaknesses.

Every once in a while someone along the road lets us know how far behind we are. A man shouts: 'Faster!' He probably thinks bicycle racing is about going fast.

We should not be too niggardly in our praise, for men will do more to support a character than to raise one.

You're a good man, Charlie Brown.

Sometimes,' she said, 'it takes a woman to bring out the best in a man.

The tongue is the strongest muscle in the human body; use yours to lift someone up today.

you may seek out a partner who psychologically resembles your mother and found that you have walked right back into a difficult relationship. Perhapse you chose to be close to someone who turns out to be as volatile as your mother and who inflicts discomfort all too familiar to you. Or perhaps gradually, over time, your partner or close friend becomes like your mother; that may be because you unconsciously behave in ways that encourage others to treat you as your mother did.

The story of her personal journey appears in books such as Touched By the Savior by Mike Yorkey, True Stories of Answered Prayer by Mike Nappa, Faces of Faith by John Hanna, and I Saw Him in Your Eyes by Ace Collins.

Let right be your light May you always burn bright Glowing the path for others.

I'm holding a teardrop for a friend Until his heartache and misery end.

You are now the angel leaning over my shoulder, whispering in my ear that I can do anything--you always believed in me.

God bless you, Stevo. I love you, mate.

It's not okay to be critical of yourself.

The Lord has taught me that it's not enough to stop saying wrong, negative things; I also had to start saying the right, positive thing. While negative words will keep you from being what God wants you to be, positive words will lead you to where God wants you to go.

It's one thing to stop speaking negative, debilitating words over yourself, but you've got to take it a step further by replacing those words with positive declarations over yourself and your future.

What is the most important thing one learns in school? Self-esteem, support, and friendship.

For Thérèse, poetry was not "art for amusement," because she did not write for her own satisfaction but out of duty, or at least with a concern to serve, to help, and to encourage.6

The one consistent purpose or goal of the public meeting of the church is mutual edification, building each other up in the faith (1 Cor. 12, 14; Eph. 4:11–16). A healthy and committed member comes to serve, not to be served, like Jesus (Mark 10:45); to provide, not to be a consumer only.

This is discussed at greater length in chapter 6, "Seeks Discipline." A committed member is committed to speaking the truth in love to his brothers and sisters, to helping them avoid pitfalls, and to encouraging them in holiness and Christian joy. A committed member will not be wrongly intrusive in the lives of others—a busybody—but he also will not be "hands off" when it comes to caring for and counseling others.

Few things are more discouraging or dishonoring to such men than a congregation inattentive to the Word of God. Faithful men flourish at the fertile reception of the preached Word. They're made all the more bold when their people give ear to the Lord's voice and give evidence of being shaped by it. As church members, we can care for our pastors and teachers and help to prevent unnecessary discouragement and fatigue by cultivating the habit of expositional listening.

Not only do healthy church members accept the Lord's chastisement, but they humbly accept correction from others. They recognize that often the Lord's correction comes through other members in the church, saints who care enough not only to encourage in good times but to confront and correct when necessary. Healthy church members agree that "better is open rebuke than hidden love. Faithful are the wounds of a friend" (Prov. 27:5–6).

Take a sad song and make it better.