When Jesus of Nazareth said, Love each other, the Greek word for Love used has a sense of self-sacrificing nurture. Think of a mother and her child: her love is constant and her greatest desire for her child is to thrive. You say, Isnt this the kind of love people should get at home, not from me? Truth is, beneath the façade, some people in your life desperately need to be nurtured. And theyll be influenced most by those who make them feel best about themselves. Many people are very close to my heart because they believed in me when I didnt believe in myself. They listened to me without condemnation and loved me unconditionally, even when I wasnt very lovable. Without them, I wouldnt have possessed the hope I needed to keep pursuing my dream. Now, you cant be like the little girl who came home from church and announced, I want to be like the man who stood up in the pulpit today. Delighted, her mum said, You want to go into the ministry? No, she replied, I want to tell people what to do! Hello! Some of us want to be authority figures so we can correct people and give them our so-called constructive criticism. Most folks dont need a critic, they need a cheerleader. When you nurture them, they will welcome you to speak into their life-and they will listen. Goethe said, Correction does much, but encouragement does much more. So think encouraging words and speak encouraging words. Anxiety in the heart of man causes depression, but a good word makes it glad.
Posted on: Fri, 25 Oct 2013 07:42:12 +0000
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