November 11, 2012

Encouraged to Encourage

A little courage can go a long way, especially if you don’t quit when you’re uncomfortable.

Having courage, to be en-courage, both are dealing with the heart. It takes heart, or a strong spirit to stand strong. When we say heart we are not talking about your blood pump. When referring to courage we are talking about your spirit. It takes a strong spirit to not quit when life gets tough. It’s when life gets tough, not if life gets tough. Life is going to get tough. Do you have the courage to stand during the tough times? When you have courage you find it not so uncomfortable when life gets uncomfortable. It takes someone who can be comfortable with being uncomfortable. When you reach this point then you are “required and expected” to encourage others coming behind you. The old mentality of ‘I had to go through hell and so do you,’ is so selfish. When we can encourage someone and help them through the uncomfortable times, then we should do so. I do believe we should all experience forms of positive failure. Failure that we learn from and not fold up and quit from. Be encouraged today to not give up or quit during your uncomfortable days. Then encourage others that are coming behind you. Walk with them through their uncomfortable days. Are you encouraged today?