Defined as ... Always looking for opportunities to praise someone rather than being critical all the time and being destructive by words or actions.
“Those who throw mud at others are the ones who are losing ground.”
~ Adlai Stevenson ~
“Encouragement is like water to the soul, it makes everything grow.”
~ Chris Burkmenn ~
“There is no better exercise for your heart than reaching down and helping to lift someone up.”
~ Bernard Meltzer ~
1. The 12 Spies vs. Joshua & Caleb
(Numbers 13:1-14:38)
2. Lifting up Moses’ Arms
(Exodus 17)
3. Miriam Criticizes Moses
(Numbers 12)
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“Miserable comforters are ye all. Shall vain words have an end? I also could speak as ye do: if your soul were in my soul's stead, I could heap up words against you, and shake mine head at you. But I would strengthen you with my mouth, and the moving of my lips should asswage your grief.”
Job 16:2-5
“Heaviness in the heart of man maketh it stoop: but a good word maketh it glad.”
Proverbs 12:25
“The Lord GOD hath given me the tongue of the learned, that I should know how to speak a word in season to him that is weary.”
Isaiah 50:4
“Him that is weak in the faith receive ye, but not to doubtful disputations. (assumptions)”
Romans 14:1
“Now we exhort you, brethren, warn them that are unruly, comfort the feebleminded, support the weak, be patient toward all men.”
1 Thessalonians 5:14