Therefore encourage one another
and build each other up,
just as in fact you are doing.
1 Thessalonians 5:11 (NIV)
Lord, aren’t people supposed to converse and not bang into each other? Lately there is more bashing than visiting, especially on social media and even in the church! What happened?
I think it’s gotten so bad that I need to hand people “life scripts” so they will know how to offer encouragement and not throw little verbal punches. That way, I could tell them just what I needed to hear so I could walk away uplifted and not worn down into a mess of hot tears.
Help us, Lord, to build each other up. And help me to always do the same for others. Not belittling anyone, but blessing them.
Questions for Pondering…
If I have been emotionally injured by someone what are some ways I can speak truth in love to them?
What are some ways I can build others up?
