Discouragment

It was advertized that the devil was going to put his tools up for sale. On the day of the sale all his tools were placed for public inspection, each being marked with its sale price. There were many awful tools, Hatred, Envy, Jealousy, Doubt, Lying, Pride, and so on. Laying to the side was a very worn out tool that looked very harmless but was very expensive. One of the purchasers asked," what the name of that tool".The devil said "that's Discouragement.""Why is it priced so high?" "Because it's more useful to me than the others. I can pry open and get inside a person's heart with that one, when I cannot get near him with other tools. Now once I get inside, I can make him do what I choose. It's a badly worn tool , because I use it in almost everyone since few people know it belongs to me."- John Lawrence

When we are around others we can encourage or we can discourage them. When we put others down, there is no telling what the outcome will be. When someone is going through tough times, be there for them. We should always look for ways to lift people up, to help others reach their potential. The most important thing we can encourage a person to do is to turn their lives over to Christ. Without Christ in our lives it can be very discouraging. There is no hope without Him in our lives. When people see they are here for a reason and God has a reason for there lives that is the most encouraging news a person can hear. Knowing that Christ loves them and He will never leave them if they repent from their sins and surrender their live over to Him is very encouraging!
Colossians 2:2-3 (New King James Version)
New King James Version (NKJV)
2 that their hearts may be encouraged, being knit together in love, and attaining to all riches of the full assurance of understanding, to the knowledge of the mystery of God, both of the Father and[a] of Christ, 3 in whom are hidden all the treasures of wisdom and knowledge. In Christ Name,
Dustin