The Power of Encouragement

Some years ago a little girl in the sixth grade was making poor grades. She was very tired and often came to school with incomplete homework. The teacher, looked at the little girl and brought her to her desk. She took out a Hebrew necklace  with  symbols that meant “life”. She explained to the little girl that sometimes what we want to do and what we are up against doesn’t line up. “ I know you are really an A student”. The young lady went on to become valedictorian of her class and grew up to become a teacher never forgetting those powerful words. Today , she remembers to encourage her students in the same manner.

Never under estimate  the power and effect of an encouraging word. The words that we use towards ourselves and other have a direct correlation to what we are able to accomplish in the earth. The bible says “Death and life are in the power of the tongue, And those who love it will eat its fruit” (provebs 18:21). Encouragement is the act of speaking life into a situation or person in the act of a particular task. The bible warns us to guard our tongues because of the biblical principle that has been handed to us by God. God established that man’s word would have power in the earth and that power through man’s word would be translated by God himself in the heavenly realm. 

For the believer Jesus said this. “Truly I tell you, whatever you bind on earth will be bound in heaven, and whatever you loose on earth will be loosed in heaven. Again, truly I tell you, if two of you agree on earth about anything you ask, it will be done for you by my Father in heaven. For where two or three are gathered in my name, I am there among them” (Matthew 18:18-20).

So we as believers must exercise this power each day in what we say to ourselves and others.

Encourage one another and encourage your self by speaking positively about who you are and what you will produce on earth, knowing all of heaven is backing you up!

Yours in Christ,

Sandra Huff