It
doesn’t take much effort to tear someone down. You look at the faults of others
and attack. This is a lot of how some society is. It is easier to tear someone
down rather than lift them up.
We
sometimes choose to hurt people rather than encourage. Yet Paul did the
opposite of this. The majority of his books always had an encouraging ending to
people. In Colossians 4:7-18 he chose to encourage several different people.
This is verse 7-8…
“Tychicus
will tell you all the news about me. He is a dear brother, a faithful minister
and a fellow servant in the Lord. I am sending him to you for the express
purpose that you may know about our circumstances and that he may encourage
your hearts.”
Paul
mentions several people and says nothing but encouraging things about these
people. Even when he was jailed Paul tried to encourage others. What a great
reminder of how we are to treat other people. We need to choose encouragement.
Who do
you need to encourage today? How can you lift up someone today?
Have a
great day.
