Quotes about Encouragement

Sometimes you have to put your own dreams on hold temporarily so you can help release a dream in somebody else. What you make happen for others, God will make happen for you.

If we're going to bring out the best in people, we, too, need to sow seeds of encouragement.

There are two kinds of teachers: the kind that fill you with so much quail shot that you can't move, and the kind that just gives you a little prod behind and you jump to the skies.

A lot of people have gone further than they thought they could because someone else thought they could

Every child should have an occasional pat on the back as long as it is applied low enough and hard enough.

The greatest gift you can give to others is to fulfill YOUR potential, so that you can show them how to fulfill theirs.

Most of my sermons are inspirational, and I believe people need that encouragement.

It is necessary to hope... for hope itself is happiness.

Surround yourself with positive people who believe in your dreams, encourage your ideas, support your ambitions, and bring out the best in you.

If you want to give a light to others, you have to glow yourself.

The end purpose of all true prophetic revelation is to build up, to admonish, and to encourage the people of God. Anything that is not directed to this end is not true prophecy.

I am most interested in encouraging Christians to think and read well. Christians, of all people, should reflect the mind of their Maker. Learning to read well is a step toward loving God with your mind. It is a leap toward thinking God's thoughts after Him.