Comments on: Beyond the Harness http://thegodjourney.com/wordpress/2008/04/04/beyond-the-harness/ Thu, 08 Jan 2009 15:22:15 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6 By: Lennart S. (South Africa) http://thegodjourney.com/wordpress/2008/04/04/beyond-the-harness/#comment-8346 Lennart S. (South Africa) Sat, 05 Apr 2008 11:40:23 +0000 http://thegodjourney.com/wordpress/?p=187#comment-8346 Your wrote: "...... the importance of cheering each other on to that confidence as an important component to fellowship and helping others grow up in him." This one phrase in the synopsis of your discussion outlines the greatest need and neglect in the modern Church, the gift of encouragement. I have been in churches for the most of my 50+ year life. I have been critistzed, beaten down, made to feel unworthy, my doctrine has been corrected and corrected again, but I can just about count on my two hands the number of times that the genuine gift of encouragement has been applied. For the past five years I have made it a point to encourage fellow men and woman to achieve their dreams and potential. I have found it amazing that people reach their potential far quicker with encouragement than with ANY type of critisizm. Even "constructive" critisizm is less effective than encouragement. I have found that I have made more friends and even when they make mistakes, they still return to me for more encouragement and help. Try it. It works wonders Keep up the good site and God bless Your wrote: “…… the importance of cheering each other on to that confidence as an important component to fellowship and helping others grow up in him.”

This one phrase in the synopsis of your discussion outlines the greatest need and neglect in the modern Church, the gift of encouragement. I have been in churches for the most of my 50+ year life. I have been critistzed, beaten down, made to feel unworthy, my doctrine has been corrected and corrected again, but I can just about count on my two hands the number of times that the genuine gift of encouragement has been applied.

For the past five years I have made it a point to encourage fellow men and woman to achieve their dreams and potential. I have found it amazing that people reach their potential far quicker with encouragement than with ANY type of critisizm. Even “constructive” critisizm is less effective than encouragement. I have found that I have made more friends and even when they make mistakes, they still return to me for more encouragement and help.

Try it. It works wonders

Keep up the good site and God bless

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