Encourage one another and build each other up.
—1 Thessalonians 5:11
Here’s a question for you: Did you give anyone a word of encouragement yesterday? Life isn’t a sprint; it’s a marathon—a long, demanding race. We all need encouragement to get to the finish line.
As always, Charlie Brown’s team had lost the ball game, and as always, Charlie Brown was discouraged. Lucy said, “Remember Charlie Brown, you learn more from your defeats than you do from your victories.” “That makes me the smartest man in the world,” replied Charlie Brown.
We know when we have made a mess of things; we don’t need anyone to point it out. What we need is encouragement.
There are people in your circle of influence who are running on fumes; their tank is almost empty. They need encouragement. Be the one who gives it to them today.
Our job is not to see through each other,
but to see each other through.