Quotes about Encouragement

This is who I want to be in the world. This is who I think we are supposed to be, people who help call forth human beings from deep inside hopelessness.

This is all that restoration requires most of the time, that one person not give up.

All it takes is one safe person to listen, to hear, to noodge us to start over and not give up.

God didn't give us His Word to use like a weapon or some kind of Hallmark card we can pass across the fence and keep some distance. It is a weapon, but one designed for use against our enemy, not against our sisters. It is meant for encouragement, not for pat answers in the midst of real pain. Just because something is true doesn't mean you must voice that truth in all circumstances.

You are not alone. You are not alone. No matter how you feel, God's Word would never lie. You are not alone!

of God's promise that disappointment will lead to hope.

Every knock is a boost.

My father turned my life around insisting I be more than I was and by believing I could be more.

Point out a great strength of someone in your life today!

This is ever God's way: in the darkest night He causes the stars of hope to shed forth their welcome light, bidding His people to look beyond the gloomy present to the brighter future.

A word of encouragement from a teacher to a child can change a 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.

The mother cannot expect her daughter to understand the mysteries of housekeeping without education. She should instruct them patiently, lovingly, and make the work as agreeable as she can by her cheerful countenance and encouraging words of approval. If they fail once, twice, or thrice, censure not.