Dirty dishes, soiled laundry, crying children, a flat tire, too many bills and not enough pay...daily life. Then, your husband comes home and asks why dinner isn't ready. Frustration.Once you both calm down and supper is on the table, you find out that your husband's boss had him work on a project then took credit. The dude even had the gall to dock his hours just as you were hoping to get into your own home...get the point?
Have you ever noticed how easy it is to get so wrapped up in our own problems and looking after our own concerns that we end up ignoring those around us who are struggling as well. When we focus on ourselves we tend to look "inside" causing more frustration and causing us to become more hopeless and helpless.
No matter how deep our problems seem to be, we can make the choice to encourage others, especially those who are closest to us. Will our needs be met? Maybe not. But if we are willing to try, we can be strong and look beyond our selves to give uplifting words to someone who needs them, maybe as much as we do.
Putting our worries and agenda aside to listen and encourage will, more than likely, lift our spirit as we realize we helped someone feel better. God encourages us to encourage others. 1 Thessalonians 5:11 says, "Therefor encourage one another and build one another up, just as you are doing."
Will it always be easy? No. Is it necessary? Yes. Be sure to pray and ask God for the right words to speak since He knows what we need (and what others need) more that we now ourselves.
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