To Build Up, or To Tear Down, It’s Your Choice

When we encourage one another and build each other up, we add life and appreciation to that person. When we discourage one another and tear each other down with our words or bad behavior we depreciate them (Proverbs 18:21). People do better in life when they are not reminded of their failures and shortcomings. Others with wrong intentions and even malicious intent are here to bring us down real low, even to the depression stage due to that person’s abusive words and actions. That kind of behavior is off the rocker mentality; designed to stop us from reaching our God given purpose in life. We don’t need any negative help in slowing us down, that happens naturally because we’re human. But hanging around people who lift us up when we’re down is priceless. Some people get it where encouragement is concerned, and understand the importance of lifting others up. God has not given us a spirit of timidity or an unclear mind, but power, love, and a clear thinking mind, able to discern when people start to come against us (2 Timothy 1:7). Building people up is a part of our calling as Christians, watch your words.