Quotes about Encouragement

What if the story of our lives is less about what we build and more about who we build up?

Do you pray for your pastor on Saturday night? Don't criticize him, but rather pray for him. He needs your prayers. The Devil gives him enough opposition. You don't need to join the crowd that crucifies the man who is preaching the Word of God. You ought to uphold his hands as Aaron and Hur upheld the hands of Moses on behalf of Israel. My heart goes out to pastors who are in need of congregations who will stand with them.

Friends are angels who lift us to our feet when our wings have trouble remembering how to fly.

It's okay, you can do it, I know you can. Don't worry, just carry on, you can do it!

The Bible reminds us that we shouldn't "let any unwholesome talk come out of [our] mouths (or fly from our typing fingertips), but only what is helpful for building others up according to their needs, that it may benefit those who listen." That's from Ephesians 4:29

When the world beats you down, open up your Bible.

Why did this happen? Because there's someone else in the world who would drown in their own tears if not for seeing yours.

God's promises aren't just for certain people at a certain low point. His hope extends into any and every size pit or pothole.

And so was this. These words—"Not in my presence will you talk about yourself in this way"—they don't brush off easily. Nor should they. Sometimes a phrase lands in your soul with such weight it leaves the deepest impression. I collect these phrases like other people collect stamps and Beanie Babies. I fill the unlined pages of notebooks from Walmart with these phrases. These words that move me are treasures.

sometimes when you can't find your footing with your own faith, you just have to go stand on someone else's for a while.

Thoughts that breathe life into us, not suck life from us.

Her gifts are not a threat to yours, in fact, because we are all on the same team, her gifts and joys are a win for you.