Happy Monday loves!!!! I hope everyone's weekend was absolutely amazing!! My weekend consisted of hanging with our awesome youth ministry at a Disney blowout party, church on Sunday and having a little houseguest over all weekend... my adorable Godson Pauly T. So I must say it was a pretty good weekend.
This morning I woke up with some people on my mind and it was on my heart to encourage them today. I simply sent them a text letting them know they were appreciated and just reminding them of how amazing they are. That was my inspiration for this post today. I think today is the perfect day to encourage someone, especially since my Instagram feed is already full of everyone's countdown to Friday. So, I think it's safe to say that most of you are feeling the "Monday Blues".
There's so many people that you come in contact with on a day to day basis and you may not even know their name or their story. Maybe it's that coworker that always looks mad or just a random stranger on the street. I challenge you to step out of your comfort zone and talk to that person, learn their story or just simply give someone a smile. That may be all they need to turn their day around. A couple weeks ago my husband came home feeling very discouraged, so of course I was trying everything in my power to uplift him. Well... it wasn't really received the way I wanted it to be, it felt like my words of encouragement weren't really doing what I thought they would. So, because I didn't get the reaction I wanted from him my mood instantly changed and I shut down. Now, if you know me then you know that i'm usually a bubbly person. My friends even joke that it's always rainbows and butterflies when i'm around. So it was definitely out of the norm for me to just shut down. Later on that evening my husband approached me and asked what was wrong, (because it was totally written all over my face). I explained to him how I felt and in return he said something to me that I will never forget. "Never stop being who you are and never stop encouraging others because you feel like they won't or aren't receiving it." So, today I encourage you to never allow the fear of someone's reaction to keep you from being an encourager. You never know how much of an impact your words and love may have on someone.
Maybe you're the one who needs to be encouraged today.
For those of you who need to be encouraged know that you are amazing!!! You are an overcomer, you are not your past mistakes or your current circumstances. You are not a failure, you have a purpose!!! Know that i'm cheering you on in everything you do. Use your words to love on someone today and make today beautiful!
I want to hear all about how you encouraged someone today so leave your inspiration below!!! Love you guys. XO - Mel
"Let everything you say be good and helpful, so that your words will be an encouragement to those who hear them." Ephesians 4:29
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