Kind Words

      Kind words towards someone can make a difference in their life. How long have we gone without a compliment? Some of us work all day without no one really noticing us. Sometimes we start to feel like we are invisible to the people, who are around us. Then someone out of no where says something kind to us. They may say, how good we look or how well we are doing in our job. Their compliment, their kind words boost our self-esteem. They make us feel actually good about ourselves. Their kind words have made a difference in our day.
     Here is what the Bible says about using kind words. Proverbs16:24 "Gracious words are like a honeycomb, sweetness to the soul and health to the body." Proverbs 12:25 "Anxiety in a man's heart weighs him down, but a good word makes him glad." Proverbs 25:11 "A word fitly spoken is like apples of gold in a setting of silver." In 1 Thessalonians 5:11 tells us to encourage one another and build one another up. We can use our kind words so to encourage each other and with our words we can strengthen each other so that we do not have to feel that we are alone in this world.
     I have met a person to whom that I had said a few kind words to them during their hard times. They said to me that my words met a lot to them however I could barely remember what I said. I have realized that you may think that your kind words had little effect on someone but maybe it means a great deal to them. We should not underestimate the power of a kind word it can help people to heal their soul.
     A kind word, who does not want to hear it? I believe we all do. It is like a refreshing drink in a long drought of silence, it can energize your soul and make you feel a little bit better about yourself. A compliment can make us feel that we are seen and that we do matter. Kind words can change the way we see ourselves from the negative to the positive. Kinds words is what Proverbs 16:24 says, they are like a honeycomb, sweetness to the soul and health to the body. Kind words can make a difference in our life.
     
     

In Our Times of Distress

     In our times of distress, we feel like we need to reach out to someone. We need someone to come and help us. We need someone to see us and to hear us, someone who really cares for our well being. When we are at at our lowest, we feel that we are all alone. Sometimes in our times of distress all we have is ourselves and God.
     In my times of distress I pray to God for his help. I know that he can hear me and that he cares for me. The Bible says in 1 Peter 5:7 "Casting all your anxieties on him, because he cares for you." Psalm 55:22 "Cast your burden on the LORD, and he will sustain you; he will never permit the righteous to be moved." He hears our prayers. Psalm 18:6 "In my distress I called upon the LORD; to my God I cried for help. From his temple he heard my voice, and my cry to him reached his ears." Psalm 120:1 "In my distress I called to the LORD, and he answered me." In our times of distress we can count on God to hear our prayers and to answer us, because he cares in how we feel.
     In our times of distress, we are not alone. Joshua 1:9 "Have I not commanded you? Be strong and courageous. Do not be frightened, and do not be dismayed, for the LORD your God is with you wherever you go." Psalm 34:18 "The LORD is near the brokenhearted and saves the crushed in spirit." It is comforting to know that God is with us in our times of need.
     In our times of distress God can deliver us out of our troubles. Psalm 107:6 "Then they cried to the LORD in their trouble, and he delivered them from their distress." Psalm 34:17 "When the righteous cry for help, the LORD hears and delivers them out of all their troubles." In our times of trouble the LORD is truly what Psalm 46 verse one says "God is our refuge and strength, a very present help in trouble."
     In my times of distress I thank God for all the help he had given me. I am comforted knowing that I am not alone. He hears my prayers and answers me by delivering me from my troubles. When no one else is around I can count on him to be there for me. The LORD is my savior and my refuge. He is our hope in our times of distress.

Shared Experiences

      I was wondering to myself, how can we help each other and make a difference in other people's lives? It occurred to me, we could share our own experiences so to help another person not to feel alone in their troubles. We could open up our hearts to them and to share our own story so to give them the courage to carry on. We could as Christians tell them how God has help us to cope with our own hardships. We could provide words of comfort and hope so to make their day a little bit brighter. If we did experience the same thing, we can said to them, "I know what you are going through."
     Those who are dealing with a major illness or even dealing with a loss of a loved one needs our support. They need to know that somebody cares. In dealing with life's challenges it puts a heavy weight upon our shoulders and sometimes we can barely stand up without falling down. Those who are hurting need help to live on. They need to know, how to cope with their problems and that is where we can come in and have a heart to heart conversation with them. We can share our similar experience and said to them, "I know how you feel. I have been there."
     We maybe shy or lack the courage to speak up but it is important that we do. You may think, what you have to say won't matter but it could make a difference in somebody's life. We cannot just do nothing and let them suffer, as a Christian we must lend a hand. We have to say something to take away their tears. If we did go through the same thing that they are going through, we have to speak up and help them to find the hope and the strength to endure. Even if we do not know what to say we can encourage them with Bible scriptures. Isaiah 41:10 "fear not, for I am with you; be not dismayed, for I am your God; I will strengthen you, I will help you. I will uphold you with my righteous right hand."
     Yes, we can help people by sharing our shared experiences. They do not have to feel that they are alone in their suffering. They must know that their are others, who have gone through same experience. We have to tell them our story. Proverbs 3:27 "Do not withhold good from those to whom it is due, when it is in your power to do it." We cannot stay silent when our brothers and sisters are hurting. It is within our power to do something that will make a difference. Through our shared experiences, we can connect and understand each other and grow more closer to each other. Our experiences can provide hope and inspiration for those are suffering inside.