Good things are meant to be shared. This is my motto for now... How can we share good things? We can share good things in our words and actions. Good things that can encourage people... are meant to be shared an not to be kept.
If there are things in our life that we think it can help encourage, edify, exhort or even help someone, we should share. Examples of such is the good news known as Gospel. People need it. In our world today, there are many people out there that needs help, that are discouraged, disappointed and weak. If we are friends, and friends are to help each other, we should help in our words. Words are powerful and if we use them correctly, we can actually help people. God's word says in Pro 18:21 Death and life are in the power of the tongue, And those who love it will eat its fruit. Sometimes it is sad that we choose death over life in our words. I hope and pray that God will use me to encourage all those who are around me. Sad to say also many people loves to listen to the words of death in their life. Death could mean hopelessness (death to our hope) or literal cursing (Example: Die la...). The question is why should we speak death instead of life? I had friends who thinks that words of encouragement is nonsense. God bless that guy! Still sometimes, encouragement may not be helpful to those who often listen to the words of discouragement because they are bound by it. Fear comes by believing what we hear at times. In fact, fear as per Pastor Sylvia Lai means False Evidence Appearing Real. When these false evidence is proclaimed as real, it will produce fear which is contrary to faith. What is faith? Apostle Paul defines faith in Rom 10:17 So then faith comes by hearing, and hearing by the word of God. It's interesting that hearing God's word helps add faith. As for me, God's Words encourages me and this drives out fear. Interestingly what we hear is what we believe. I believe, Deming's 14 point's point no.8 for quality management is - Drive out fear. If everybody speaks of false evidence appearing real, this creates a mentality and Fear creeps in to bind people. Discouragement comes by negative inputs from others. Example: The you can't video in Quest 1 of Change Your World. If we live in faith, believing that it will work, it CAN, it will drown the words of discouragement and propell us forward. These 2 factors - fear and discouragement, the solution is to add courage known as en-courage. En stands for add.
Good things are meant to be shared in our actions. If we help others like Recess Revolution's Show up, Stand up and Speak up. Actions help and they speak louder than words. If we have good skills, don't waste them, use it to help people in need! Got extra, give to ones in need and they will be blessed and encouraged. Like this Change You World tour, invite people to come and this will help encourage the team as whole. I am encouraged when Mr. Ronald got the principal of KDU to make it a college event and to promote it in the foyer instead of the actual plans of having it at room 404. Now all we need to do is to help support the team with our actions of explaining to interested students at the foyer.
In conclusion, good things are meant to be shared. If we keep it to ourselves, we are not only selfish but doing injustice to those in need.
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