Spiritual Thoughts

E ncouragement is the fuel  on which hope runs.  ~ Zig Ziglar   F or Whatever was written was written for our instruction, so that through perseverance and encouragement of the Scriptures we might have hope . ~ Romans 15:4

E ncouragement is the fuel  on which hope runs.  ~Zig Ziglar   A nd let us consider how to stir up one another to love and good works, not neglecting to meet together, BUT encouraging one another, and all the more as you see the Day drawing near. ~ 1 Thessalonians 5:11

  Friday Tale - One Minute   D uring his college years, Mr. Rogers (a motivational speaker) spent a summer in an Idaho logging camp. When the superintendent had to leave for a few days, he put Rogers in charge.      “What if the men refuse to follow my orders?” Rogers asked. He thought of Tony, an immigrant worker who grumbled and growled all day, giving the other men a hard time.      “Fire them,” the superintendent said. Then, as if reading Rogers’ mind, he added, “I suppose you think you are going to fire Tony if you get the chance. I’d feel badly about that. I have been logging for 40 years. Tony is the most reliable worker I’ve ever had. I know he is a grouch and that he hates everybody and everything. But he comes in first and leaves last. There has not been an accident for eight years on the hill where he works.”        Rogers took over the next day. He went to Tony and spoke to...

  T he way to develop the best that is in a man is by appreciation and encouragement. ~ Charles M. Schwab   N ow may our Lord Jesus Christ himself and God our Father, who has loved us and given us eternal comfort and good hope by grace,   comfort and strengthen your hearts in every good work and word. ~ 2 Timothy 2:16-17

C orrection does much, BUT encouragement does more. ~ Johann Wolfgang von Goethe D o not rebuke an older man but encourage him as you would a father, younger men as brothers, older women as mothers, younger women as sisters, in all purity. ~ 1 Timothy 5:1-2

C orrection does much, BUT encouragement does more. ~ Johann Wolfgang von Goethe T herefore encourage one another and build one another up, just as you are doing. ~ 1 Thessalonians 5:11