Be Encouraged

1 Thessalonians 3: 2

. . . and we sent Timothy, our bother and God’s fellow worker in the gospel of Christ, to strengthen and encourage you as to your faith.

Several times I received the high compliment that I am an encourager. It really blessed me for people to tell me that because I really like to encourage folks. If I am indeed an encourager, then this passage shows why. God has sent me and others to be encouragement. He wants to encourage His people. Now, sometimes God has to teach us and sometimes He even must reprove us at times, but underlying it all is His great hope that we receive instruction and improve our situations. He wants to give hope and encouragement and then instruct us in the way to go in order to have those hopes realized. If He gets on you sometimes, don’t take it hard. Just understand that He is showing you things that you help you move towards His great desire for a better life for you.

In Jeremiah 19: 11 God said, “For I know the plans I have for you,” declares the Lord, “plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future.” God has really great plans for you. He has plans to prosper you and to give you a good and glorious future. His plans for you are pleasing, full of love and full of His glory. He has so much goodness that He wants to rain into your life. Never give up! Never, ever quit! God has a plan for a good future for you and you need to set your mind on that plan of His and ignore this present uncomfortableness. I know some days are tough but, it will surely pass and you will get on to the better things.

Be encouraged today because your Father loves you and wants great things for you.