Encourage A Friend!

Would you like to talk to someone? Click Here! Dear friends, give us your undivided attention, encourage us to laugh, and entice us into silliness. And we do the same for them. ~ Sue Thoele

You can encourage a friend by treating them how you would like to be treated!

100 Bible Verses On How To Encourage A Friend!

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Being a good friend is not just about having someone to hang out with or share secrets with. It goes much deeper than that. To have a faithful and loyal friend, you must be willing to invest time and effort into the relationship. How to encourage a friend? Sometimes it is easy; other times, it is somewhat tricky. You can help to uplift someone spiritually when you are aware that they are struggling, like with a loved one’s death, divorce, loss of a job, etc. You can pray for the person you want to encourage in times like these. Remember that letting someone know you’ve prayed for them can be a powerful way to show you care. It can also start a meaningful conversation, and it’s powerful for your friend to know that you’ve taken their situation to God.

Proverbs 17:17 A friend loves at all times, and a brother is born for a time of adversity.

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The poem “Make new friends, keep the old, the new are silver, the old are gold” reminds us that friendships are precious gifts that should be treasured like gold. We should strive to maintain our relationships while being open to forming new ones. ~ Bill Greguska

When You Encourage A Friend ~ You Too Will Be Encouraged!

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Find Simple Ways To Honor God And Help Others!

Be kinder to those who irritate you.
Forgive someone who has wronged you.
Trust God has a plan for your life.
Take better care of yourself (exercise, diet, sleep, etc.).
Help those in need; pray for yourself and others.
Look for the good in others and your situation.

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Learn how to encourage others and be a good friend!

Pray for them when you are together and when you are home alone.
Point them to a saving knowledge of who Jesus Christ is.
Show them in tangible ways that you care about them.
Tell them verbally that you care.
Tell them in writing that you care.
Offer to spend time with them or help them with a project.
Please share with others how much you care about them.
Trust them with more responsibilities.
Remind them about their good qualities.
Help them be the best that they can be.

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Ideas To Encourage A Friend ~ Or Make A Friend:

Bake something and share it with friends.
Be a bingo caller. Nursing homes are filled with people who have very few visitors.
Buy something for someone else. Buy the person a hamburger at a drive-through. Pay for someone’s gas.
Buy someone some flowers.
Celebrate accomplishments. Large or small.
During your quiet time, lift friends in prayer.
Give a hug. Studies have shown that hugs lower blood pressure and heighten your sense of belonging.
Give a sincere compliment.
Help a friend move. With a friend’s help, the burden is drastically reduced.
Lend a helping hand anytime, anywhere.
Listen. Sit down with a friend for a soda or a cup of coffee and let them talk.
Make a meal for someone.
Mow a yard, rake some leaves, and shovel snow for an elderly or disabled person.
Pass along a book that changed your life to some degree.
Praise a parent.
Pray with someone immediately when they share a need.
Please send a card in the mail to let someone know you’re thinking of them.
Send someone serving in the military a care package to literally a care package.
Tell someone who encouraged you in the past.
Thank someone. Many people work behind the scenes, so let them know you appreciate their help.
Use social media to pass along thoughtful words.
Volunteer to watch kids. Let parents have a date night.
Volunteer. This almost feels selfish, given how amazing you feel after assisting. Make a difference with Special Olympics, the local food bank, or the homeless shelter.
When introducing someone, please share a few words about their talent or gift.
Write a handwritten letter or email someone’s boss for someone who went out of their way to serve you particularly thoughtfully. Let the boss know how happy that made you.

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My mom encouraged me throughout my life, and I was blessed to assist her during the last eight years of her life!

When encouraging someone, there must be trust and respect! Encourage a friend when they reach out to you, or even when you notice they’re not being themselves. You know, when they seem occupied with something on their mind. God says we should love and encourage one another, which is what we should do! You can help someone by just spending time with them!

Being an encourager means putting yourself in your friend’s shoes and considering what would lift their spirits during tough times. Treating others as you would want to be treated isn’t just a childhood saying; it’s still applicable today when cultivating strong friendships. In summary, if you want good friends who will stick around through thick and thin, show up for them consistently! Encouraging words cost nothing but mean everything — so take some time today (and every day) to think of ways to uplift those closest in your life because they deserve all the love & support available!

Share encouragement with them whenever you have the opportunity. Relate to their struggles by sharing how you dealt with a similar situation you had. ~ Bill Greguska

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Some Specific Scriptures To Encourage You:

Proverbs 18:24 ESV

A man of many companions may come to ruin, but there is a friend who sticks closer than a brother.

John 15:13 ESV

Greater love has no one than this: that someone lay down his life for his friends.

Proverbs 27:17 ESV

Iron sharpens iron, and one man sharpens another.

John 15:12 ESV

“This is my commandment, that you love one another as I have loved you.

Proverbs 16:28 ESV

A dishonest man spreads strife, and a whisperer separates close friends.

Proverbs 22:24-25 ESV

Make no friendship with a man given to anger, nor go with a wrathful man, lest you learn his ways and entangle yourself in a snare.

Matthew 18:15 ESV “If your brother sins against you, go and tell him his fault, between you and him alone. If he listens to you, you have gained your brother.