Tuesday Writing...4/23/19..."Encourage Each Other"

Good Morning,

Today the theme of the writing is the human desire to reach to people, to come along side them and to encourage them. The writing is a result of a day that the author and her husband going down to an area that has a large population of homeless people. They offered to pray with them. Some accepted and received their Easter egg and prayers. It was edifying to the people receiving and also to the the writer and her husband. Sandy wrote, "I was impacted by  the beautiful hearts we encountered and encouraged today. I shall make it a point from here on out to never miss a day to encourage my brethren. We saw what it meant  to the  precious people today and how it forever changed my life."

It is a great idea to reach out with love and and encourage others on a daily basis.

Encouraging Daily,

Sandy Billingham
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Today's Devotional 

"Encourage Each Other"
Written by
Sandy Billingham

                                           

Today my husband  and I had a great opportunity to encourage the homeless. We filled several plastic colored eggs  with candy, coins and scriptures on the  power  of Jesus Christ. Away we went to 7th street in Austin,Texas and handed  out the plastic eggs to many of the homeless.

Our mission was to encourage each and everyone of the homeless that we encountered and to ask if they wanted us to pray  with them. Many just wanted  the  plastic eggs and the contents in them, but many were eager to have us pray with them and believe with them  that God would do a mighty miracle in their lives.

We were overwhelmed, honored and touched by the response of the people today. As they shared their needs, we held hands with them and came  into agreement with  them that  God would hear and God  would answer. The men and women were quick  to bow and engage in prayer with us believing our  God  can do the impossible!!

I was reminded of the scripture verse...
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 "But encourage one another daily, 

as long as  it is called 'Today'.."

Hebrews 3:13A

You see God wants to remind us that we are  to encourage each other as often as we are able. He knows  that each of us so desperately need it to stay strong in Him and trust Him.

Our God is well aware that we cannot do life alone. We must constantly be connected to other believers  that will cheer us on and pray for us. We need each  other daily, just as it  says  in  His Word to encourage  one another.

My husband  and I only had a certain amount of eggs to give  out and a certain amount of  time we could give  today to pray and encourage. We  prayed for many, but we realized there were  multitudes of people where we converged that we were not able to pray with.  The amount of people we saw that were homeless was insurmountable. We are praying for a better plan for next  year and we  shall be ready!

I was impacted by  the beautiful hearts we encountered and encouraged today. I shall make it a point from here on out to never miss a day to encourage my brethren. We saw what it meant  to the  precious people today and how it forever changed my life. I exhort each and everyone of you today to "Encourage one another daily"" and watch God work wondrously in lives.
                                                  

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"SHOWER THE PEOPLE WITH LOVE"

Libby Allen Songs

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Praying that all of you have beautiful hearts 

that you exercise in all you think and do!

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