Just a few days ago I wrote this post about some of the experiences I had at Mission-Net, a major youth event I helped coordinate over New Years. What really stood out to me were not the main speakers on stage, the great messages they delivered or the music. It was the little things, often very quick and unseen, that blessed and encouraged me.
A hug. A smile. A short prayer in the hectic schedule. A cup of coffee, brought by a friend who knew I really needed it. A word of blessing.
It doesn’t take much to encourage others.
So I guess none of us really has an excuse to not do it. If we live through the day, aware of our surroundings and other people, there will be tons of opportunities to encourage someone. May it be a smile as you cross paths on the street. May it be a compliment on a friend’s new look. May it be a coffee date with someone who really needs someone to talk to. May it be a quiet prayer for someone in need. May it be a short note with encouraging words.
But most of all, may it be because you are you. You were created because the one who made you said, “I love this one. Everytime I see him or her handle her life and interact with others I am encouraged.” We are encouraged without even doing anything!
Being is enough.
So go and be – you never know how encouraging your presence or ordinary acts of kindness can be.
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Thank you for your words; they are so true and an encouragement to me! It's good to be reminded that the little things count, too …sometimes I don't do because to me it seems meaningless, but maybe it would really mean the most to someone.
Beautiful reminder. I need to hear this often – the reminder that “being is enough” – I'm often making the simple things too complex! Thanks for writing. I'm happy to have wandered here via the 5 minute Friday. 🙂