What Do You Say and Think Each Day to Encourage YOU?

Who do you hang around with the most? YOU!
And guess what, YOU are your own role model and mentor and encourager..
What do you say and think each day to encourage YOU?

Being aware of what we say — really does make us feel better…..or worse. Do you de-value yourself by saying…”I’m so stupid. I’m so fat. I’m so sick and tired. I’m so sad. I’m so lonely. I’m so afraid.” Then, that’s probably your reality.

Don’t you love to hang out with those people who encourage you and make you feel good about yourself. You probably have a natural, encouraging response to others — so why not do that, today, for YOU!

Believe me, I am my own greatest cheerleader. I have a wonderful family, and very special friends…..but they are busy with their own lives. So depending on them to be my 24/7 cheerleader, would be ludicrous. I encourage myself DAILY, and here’s how!

I do it like David did. “David encouraged himself IN THE LORD.” 1 Samuel 30:6. David sang “Oh, magnify the Lord with me.” “Magnify” means “to enlarge or make bigger in perspective.” We can’t make God any bigger than He already is—we can’t increase omnipotence—but we can magnify our perspective of God. And, perspective has everything to do with whether we are encouraged, or discouraged.

We can magnify God by speaking of His greatness, His power, His might, His love for us. And, bottom line, when we make God bigger, we make our troubles smaller. Indeed, as David sang his songs of praise, a change came over him. A spark of faith brought a glimmer of hope, and David could feel himself becoming encouraged.

And it’s the same for you and me. When we encourage ourselves in the Lord, we recover our joy! I’m not talking about a surface joy, but a deep, abiding joy, that can be present even in the middle of sorrow. I promise you…..I know that JOY, because I get encouraged everyday by my closest friend…..ME! AND, YOU CAN BE ENCOURAGED BY YOUR CLOSEST FRIEND, too……YOU! Now, get your pom poms out, and create a pep rally FOR YOU! “I’ve got spirit, yes, I do; I’ve got spirit, how about YOU?