"If your gift is to encourage, then encourage"

I wrote this in a forum I am part of, in response to another thread on there, but thought I would share it here, too.

The Bible says that "If" our gift is encouragement, then we should encourage others.

This does not mean that one person may have the ability, and another may not - it means that some people it is going to be a major part within their ministry and way of life - it's a spiritual gift. But we all have a responsibility to encourage - we all have the ability to do so.

This encouragement may take the form of speaking empowering words to someone who you see is doing something incredible, or someone who is struggling like crazy, but with perseverance. It may also be sharing part of yourself and your testimony (not just meaning how you came to faith in Yahweh, but of what God is doing in your life today) publicly or privately with others when appropriate.

So, let's encourage one another - regardless of whether we share the same faith or not.

Anyone care to share?!