Quotes about Encouragement

Admonish thy friends in secret, praise them openly.

My parents were just constantly affirming me in everything that I did. Late at night, I'd wake up and hear my mother talking over my bed, saying, 'You're going to do great on this test. You can do anything you want.'

The people that are my friends and are easy to get along with, they make me feel like I'm a boss at loving people.

Only those who are built up can build others up, amen?

Appreciate everything your associates do for the business.

Our chief want is someone who will inspire us to be what we know we could be.

Treat a man as he is, and he will remain as he is. Treat a man as he could be, and he will become what he should be.

What an encouragement to know that even if no one else knows our needs and is praying for us, Christ does and is.

If you're a Christian suffering with great pains and losses, Jesus says, "Be of good cheer" (John 16:33, NKJV). The new house is nearly ready for you. Moving day is coming. The dark winter is about to be magically transformed into spring. One day soon you will be home—for the first time. Until then, I encourage you to meditate on the Bible's truths about Heaven. May your imagination soar and your heart rejoice.

David talked often about how discouraged or fearful he would become at times. Then he would interject these words, But then I entered the sanctuary... Being in God's presence affects all other relationships for the better. To have first seen her husband in prayer surely remained a cherish moment for Rebekah.

I don't think older Christians can ever fully know what an important role they play in the affirmation of younger believers. When you're just a youth, it means so much to have someone who's farther along the road say to you, "I see something in you, and I want you to be encouraged in it.

Young dreams may be wild ones, but they are never corrected by ridiculing them. They must be steered by a loving voice that has earned the right to be heard, not one enforced by means of power.