Hope For Today "Encouragement"

What priorities do we give to our communication in whatever form we send it out - phone, text, social media etc? What kind of words really matter as we make contact with others?

As we said last time, it’s normal to feel sad sometimes and fortunately for us, God is with us, noticing our sadness, and ready to help us find comfort and healing. The first thing we have to do, though, is often one of the most challenging.  We have to admit we are sad, instead of trying to cover it up, and we have to call out to Jesus for help. And then there are some practical things we can do that lift us up.

It’s normal to feel sad sometimes.  Where can we find help when we feel sad? There are many factors that bring sadness at various times. But usually the cause of the sadness is not the first question in our minds. What goes through our thoughts over and over again is:  Does anyone notice?  Does anyone care?  Does anyone understand? Is there anyone to help me? The strong answer is "Yes."

We can all feel pretty good about things when we are doing well or someone around us is doing well and our circumstances are okay but today we look at the kind of encouragement that is there for us through thick and thin, through our successes and our failures, through our times of well-being in relationships and when things are seemingly hopeless messed up.