Quotes about Encouragement

I wish thy lot, now bad, still worse, my friend, for when at worst, they say, things always mend.

Just as despair can come to one only from other human beings, hope, too, can be given to one only by other human beings.

I was never top of the class at school, but my classmates must have seen potential in me, because my nickname was 'Einstein.'

Please listen to me: There is someone out there who loves you. Please hold on for dear life. Things are never as dark as they seem. Talk with someone immediately and let them know how you're feeling, in the same way you'd talk to them if you had a terrible flu. "I'm feeling really sick. Can you help me?

Isn't it kind of silly to think that tearing someone else down builds you up?

He who does not prevent a crime when he can, encourages it.

So often we think it is our job to push people, and it really is a lack of faith that the Spirit is already at work in them, leading them. We think the Spirit can't work without us jumping in to help make sure they know what the Bible says, or this or that.

One of the things I am very aware of not having in my life is the love of my father. ...but I know now that it is hard to make up that loss in the life of a daughter. It's your dad who tells you that you are beautiful. Its your dad who picks you up over his head and carries you on his shoulders. It's your did who will fight the monsters under your bed. It's your dad who tells you that you are worth a lot, so don't settle for the first guy who tells you you're pretty.

God isn't keeping a record of each time we fall, but He is excited about our progress, and we should be excited, too!

He sees those tears in your eyes. He knows the desire of your heart. And you will hear from Him-just in time to take the next step.

People are so prone to lean upon gifted men. And if they cannot have such, they get discouraged and scattered, instead of getting lovingly together and helping one another by their mutual faith.

Michelle backstage, beautiful in white, squeezing my hand, gazing lovingly into my eyes, and telling me "Just don't screw it up, buddy!