Koach Darrell Green

“So encourage each other and build each other up, just as you are already doing.”1 Thessalonians‬ ‭5‬:‭11‬ ‭NLT‬‬

Encouragement that Builds

Have you ever regretted not saying something to someone? Maybe they were going through a hard time and you didn’t know what to say, but you felt like you could have said something.

When Paul, the author of 1 Thessalonians, is writing to the church in Thessalonika, he gives them some practical advice.

Paul tells the church to continue to encourage one another. This was something they were already doing, but Paul felt it necessary to remind them to keep doing this.

Encouragement can change someone’s attitude. It can lift someone out of a dark place. Encouraging someone can give them the hope and determination to push through a hard season.

Maybe you can remember a time when someone encouraged you when you were going through a hard time, and the difference it made in your own life. Paul is encouraging us to do that for others.

The Church is meant to be a place of encouragement. We should never leave any encouragement unspoken, but we should generously uplift one another.

Spend some time today thinking about someone in your life who you can encourage. It might be someone who is going through a hard time, or it might be someone who needs to be reminded that others care about them. Never let encouragement go unspoken, as it is one of the ways we can build each other up.❤️👀👂🏾💭

Nephew Graduated Pre- K today!

Proud of my dude, just the beginning of his successes and accomplishments! Beyond Proud Uncle, his superlative was “Class Police Officer” 😂😭

Help me wish him a congratulations 🎉🎊

“Jesus called them together and said, “You know that the rulers of the Gentiles Lord it over them, and their high officials exercise authority over them. Not so with you. Instead, whoever wants to become great among you must be your servant, and whoever wants to be first must be your slave— just as the Son of Man did not come to be served, but to serve, and to give his life as a ransom for many.””Matthew‬ ‭20‬:‭25‬-‭28‬ ‭NIV‬‬

In The Upside-Down Kingdom

I find the words of today's scripture reading very confronting. In a society that encourages us to exercise the power within for the sole benefit of getting ahead, Jesus’ words cut through 2,000 years of history and hit us right between the eyes. Add to this our carnal nature, propelling us along the river of pride, telling us that we are the masters of our own destiny, the captain of our ship. How do we combat such forces and adopt a spirit of humility? I believe there’s a clue in these verses.

In the upside-down kingdom, the first would be last and the last would be first. The greatest would be the one who serves. Serving requires us to lay down our own desires to meet the needs of others–meaning the shedding of pride and adoption of humility.

Who is it that you can serve today? Can you serve your spouse and spur them on to be the best, most wholesome version of themselves? Could you serve your children by sacrificing a personal benefit in order to meet their emotional or spiritual needs? Could you honor and serve your elderly parents or grandparents by checking on them making sure they have what they need…Or perhaps looking out for a neighbor just because. you may notice they don’t have transportation and you may be on your way to the store. Be kind see if they want to go too. Care about one another. People have to feel cared about. Don’t just be a passerby. Try being intentionally thoughtful. Jesus said no man takes my life. I lay it down…See you. See me.❤️👀👂🏾💭

“For thou hast possessed my reins: Thou hast covered me in my mother's womb. I will praise thee; for I am fearfully and wonderfully made: Marvellous are thy works; And that my soul knoweth right well. My substance was not hid from thee, When I was made in secret, and curiously wrought in the lowest parts of the earth. Thine eyes did see my substance, yet being unperfect; And in thy book all my members were written, Which in continuance were fashioned, When as yet there was none of them. How precious also are thy thoughts unto me, O God! How great is the sum of them! If I should count them, they are more in number than the sand: When I awake, I am still with thee.”
‭‭Psalm‬ ‭139‬:‭13‬-‭18‬ ‭KJV‬‬

SPEAK PSALM 139:13-18 over yourself when you are facing any insecurities or negative thinking!
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“For his anger endureth but a moment; in his favour is life: Weeping may endure for a night, but joy cometh in the morning.”
Psalm 30:5 KJV

You’re going to MAKE it, God will MAKE a way anyhow!

UNDERSTAND THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN FEELINGS AND PRINCIPLES

♦️Your feelings can trick you into thinking it’s your principles

♦️Principles will position you, feelings will F🙊 you