Encouraging Words
In many houses discouragement is the language everyone speaks. The home can be a war zone, and the warriors have nicknames like Stupid, Idiot, Dummy, and Little Pain in the Neck. Bullets and shrapnel litter their lives.
In other homes, families follow the spirit of the Western tune "Home on the Range." There, a discouraging word is seldom heard. People hide their hurts with smiles on their faces. Maybe the reason discouragement is seldom heard is because words are seldom heard. Silence can be deadly.
Other homes flourish with encouragement. Everyone believes in one another, supports one another, builds up, refreshes. Pats on the back. Notes in the lunch boxes. Love letters under the pillows. Hearts expressed. Prayers.
Which home would you rather live in?
You can be the first person to allow the sweet smelling flowers of love to bloom in your house. It starts with returning a cranky comment with a few encouraging words.
You have the power to change the circumstance. Speak with love and encourage those around you in a time of stress.
Thought -
Words are powerful. If you've been on the other end of stinging criticism, you know what I mean. Will one positive remark transform your family? Probably not. But keep it up. No one can resist the power of encouragement.
Love ya
Randy