It is not uncommon for me to hear geese honking overhead several times a day. Huge flocks of Canadian geese loiter around the area, taking advantage of the numerous ponds and the many corn fields in the area. And as soon as these geese take wing, the honking begins. Wondering why they insist on honking so much, I did some research on the Internet. The articles I read all agreed that the geese honk in order to encourage one another in flight. Now I am not opposed to geese offering one another encouragement, but it does get a little annoying when they are honking away as they fly over my house at the crack of dawn!But we can all take a lesson from our feathered neighbors. All of us have people in our lives (more than we know) who need some encouragement. They have slipped and fallen. They have been hit with some unanticipated trial. They are bleeding. They hurt. They are in need of a solid dose of encouragement to help them get through their daily routine. Yet all too often when faced with such people we are quick to offer advice on how to fix their problems. But that is NOT what they need. Rather they just need a word of encouragement. Let's all purpose to offer encouragement to someone who needs it today. So ask God to open your eyes today to someone in need. And when God responds, write a note, make a phone call, send an email ... do whatever it takes to offer up some needed encouragement to that individual. As the Apostle Paul put it, "Therefore encourage one another and build each other up, just as in fact you are doing" (1 Thessalonians 5:11).
Thanks for stopping by . . .
pj
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