Five Minute Friday: Encouragement
Today I am joining Lisa-Jo and a beautiful community of writers for the 5 Minute Friday where we are given a word prompt and write for just 5 minutes simply for the joy of writing. No editing or backtracking necessary. No need to be perfect. This is where I get to write, letting it all go, allowing the words tucked away deep inside my heart to find their voice.
Encouragement
Encouragement.
It comes in the form of a hug, a nod, a smile, a hand held, a gentle kiss.
It comes wrapped up as chocolate and in the warmth of a cup of coffee.
It comes in the mail in the form of cards and little gifts and surprises.
It comes in the laying on of hands and in prayer, and with arms outstretched in worship.
It comes via text message and voice mail, just because “I was thinking about you”.
It comes through the washing by the water of the Word of life.
It comes from the pages of books read, so many notable quotes.
It comes in the form of words not on a page, but on a screen, that reach out and touch me in deep places.
It comes through women I am blessed to know both in real life and in a beautiful community of on line word weavers.
Encouragement. It comes in so many forms. I am thankful for the many ways God uses those in my life to encourage my heart. I pray that He will use me to encourage the hearts of others.
What has God used to bring encouragement to your heart lately?
From the ultimate encouraging heart, yours! I love this so much Barbie – because it speaks to the beauty God knit you together with. And we are blessed by it.
I love you Missy! Thank you!
I love all of those forms of encouragement. You my friend are also an encourager!
Blessings and love,
Debbie
Thank you Debbie! I am grateful for friends like you!
Barbie, you are such an encourager and your posts are such an encouragement and blessing to me!!!! Thank you!!! Love you xxx
Hugs to you Natasha!
I love how you wrote this all out so beautifully!
Thanks Jenilee! Thanks for stopping by.
Oh, yes, Barbie! Encouragement comes in so many forms and really, it’s so easy to give. Love the list! Makes me realize how so many simple things can bring such bright hope. Thanks for always being that to me! Hope you have a lovely weekend, friend!
Hugs to you Jacqui! Thanks for stopping by.
Barbie,
what a lovely picture of all the ways we can encourage and are encouraged…appreciate your beautiful heart 🙂
Thanks for reading my friend!
Oh I love this word and reminder of how encouragement shows up. I am encouraged to encourage. Thanks Barbie…Hope you’re enjoying all your Circles of Faith treats!!
Elise, forgive me for not properly saying “thank you”. I am LOVING my gifts, so very much!
Thanks for commenting on my post. It is very encouraging. Your writing is beautiful and your blog is beautiful, too. Thank you for sharing your art with us all.
So thankful to be encouraging! Glad to have met you via the FMF!
Dear Barbie
As I was reading your words, I realized that all these ways of encouragement are born in the heart of the great Encourager!
Blessings xx
Mia
AMEN! Thank you sweat Mia!
Lovely list of encouragements, Barbie! I never thought exactly about how they come to me, but this is a good representation. You are an encourager! So glad to always see your smiling face at Lisa-Jo’s on Friday.
Thanks for stopping over Sherrey. I enjoyed your post!
LOVE this Barbie… and I can only add a hearty heart-filled Amen!
Love you girl! Have a blessed weekend.
Hi Barbie, visiting from FmF. Your list is wonderful and after posting this comment I am going to sent a few sms’s to my amazing friends that encourages me and are there for me.
I’m sending some sunshine and warmth your way from sunny South Africa.
Hugs,
Patricia
Thanks for stopping by Patricia. Praying you have a blessed weekend.
Beautiful, Barbie! I find encouragement in the community of Christian bloggers I have met and how God uses them to share His word and His love!
Blessings, Joan
Joan, you have been such an encouragement to me since I started this journey. Have a lovely weekend.
You are a beautiful encourager Ms. Word Weaver! God has been encouraging me to step out of the boat lately by seeing others do it too.
I am grateful for the encouragers in my life!
Much love!
Beth
Step out of that boat girl! You have a lot to offer! Blessings!
Barbie,
You are an encouragement!
I loved your thought pictures as I imagined and remembered so many sweet encouragements in my own life.
Chocolate encouragement – now that gets an Amen! And coffee encouragement, ahh, yes.
So grateful to be in a word-weaver community with you and to find you on FMF as well.
Thank you Patty! I have been encouraged by so many word-weavers in this on line community! Praying you have a blessed weekend.
I love this. It also comes from blog post like this. I love laying on hand and praying over each other. Together we can do so many great things.
AMEN Whitney! Thanks for visiting.