Encouragement and Hope

 Many people take the power of encouragement for granted. They look at encouraging the heart as something that is weak. I dare to challenge that because people need encouragement to step up to and face difficult circumstances.

Connected to encouragement is hope. Several people have made huge turnarounds in their life because of hope. Encouragement and hope go together. When you encourage somebody you give them hope to try again. Hope is a powerful word that produces new futures. Have you ever watched an action flick when it seems as though something is impossible? Then in the midst of the impossibilities someone makes a mini speech to create hope. The little speech about hope rallies the person or persons up against the wall to dig in and excel.

You see encouragement and hope go together. There is power in encouragement because of the hope it gives. I hate negativity. I don't like going to doctors who are negative. I don't like being around people who are constantly negative. Do you know why? Because negativity discourages and steals hope. There are always mountains to climb. That is the exciting thing about life. You need encouragement and hope to climb those mountains.

Let me list a few things that encouragement and hope provide:

1. Inner strength
2. Peace
3. Confidence
4. Desire
5. Determination

I think you understand where I'm going. The power of encouragement provides hope for people, companies, situations…the list could go on. So the next time you are sarcastic with someone who has the gift of encouragement and utilizes that gift, remember, you may need that gift to rise above a difficult situation in your own life. You have the power to give life. Encouragement produces life in the heart of a person by spoken words - words of hope. So harness the power of encouragement and give it to another person by the words that you speak to them. By doing this you will change your world one person at a time.

Be Encouraged,
Rick