Everyone needs encouragement. In his book Encouragement Changes Everything, John Maxwell states, “And everyone – young or old, the successful or less-than successful, unknown or famous – who receives encouragement is changed by it. As Mark Twain said, ‘One compliment can keep me going for a whole month.’”
“Encouragement’s impact can be profound. A word of encouragement from a teacher to a child can change his life. A word of encouragement from a spouse can save a marriage. A word of encouragement from a leader can inspire a person to reach her potential. Like Zig Ziglar says, ‘You never know when a moment and a few sincere words can have an impact on a life.’”
To encourage people is to help them gain courage they might not otherwise possess – courage to face the day, to do what’s right, to take risks, to make a difference. And the heart of encouragment is to comunicate a person’s value. When we help people feel valuable, capable, and motivated we sometimes see their lives change forever – and then see them go on to change the world.
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