Encouragment

We (I) should encourage others
Alright first of all if we are encouraging others than when will we have time to get into our own rut? Hopefully never! And everyone can use some encouragement every day so this should keep you busy. My new saying not matter how the day goes is “upbeat and positive”. I stole this for a movie, how to lose a guy in 50 days. In a meeting with the editor for a magazine one of the lady’s would tell her story about what she was going to write about and say at the and it’s “upbeat and positive”.Somewhere at the start of every letter that Paul wrote he would say something very encouraging to everyone.
Philemon 1 1-61Paul, a prisoner of Christ Jesus, and Timothy our brother, To Philemon our dear friend and fellow worker, 2to Apphia our sister, to Archippus our fellow soldier and to the church that meets in your home: 3Grace to you and peace from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ. 4I always thank my God as I remember you in my prayers, 5because I hear about your faith in the Lord Jesus and your love for all the saints. 6I pray that you may be active in sharing your faith, so that you will have a full understanding of every good thing we have in Christ. 7Your love has given me great joy and encouragement, because you, brother, have refreshed the hearts of the saints.
Verse 3 looks very familiar he always says things like Grace and peace to you from God. And in 4 I always thank my God as I remember you! How much more encouraging can anyone be to say that eveytime I think of you I say to God Thank you for Fred. Awesome stuff, how many times could we change our attitudes about someone if when we think of someone, instead of starting to judge or criticize them, we pray and thank God for them and for God to pour out his blessing on them? Doesn’t this really love someone? If you are having a hard time forgiving someone wouldn’t it be nice to just start out your day praying and thanking God for them and asking God to bless them today, wouldn’t that be forgiving and loving them or you could call it loving your enemy today?
Awesome stuff! God can bless us each and every day when we start and finish every day with a positive note.
Paul ends the book of Philemon with the grace of the Lord Jesus Christ be with your spirit.
So let’s be upbeat and positive and start each day with a heart of thanksgiving and a prayer for everyone you think of and doing the same at the ending each day.
Heavenly Father please pour out your blessing on everyone I know encourage them and allow me to ecourage other and not just those I love but everyone.
AMEN.