NATIONAL DAY OF PRAYER/ENCOURAGEMENT

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NATIONAL DAY OF ENCOURAGEMENT










Today September 12^th, 2011
Is the National Day of Encouragement


We are all
On a journey
On this road we call life


And as Christians
We are to love God
And to encourage each other
On this journey


“Preach the word
Be prepared in season and out of season
Correct, rebuke, and encourage
With great patience and careful instruction” 2 Timothy 4:2


“Similarly encourage the young men
To be self-controlled
In everything set them an example
By doing what is good


In your teaching
Show integrity, seriousness,
And soundness of speech
That cannot be condemned
So that those who oppose you
May be ashamed
Because they have
Nothing bad to say about us” Titus 2:6-8


Where are the role models
For our young men and women
Of today


Hollywood leaves a lot
To be desired
So do our athletes


The politicians
Have let us down
Main stream religion
Is often questionable


I had my father
I had my uncle John
I had other family
To look up to
And they did not let me down


But today
On this National Day of Encouragement
Where and who do the young men and women
Look to


We can look back to
The one perfect example---Jesus Christ
We can look back to---the Apostles
And other men like Paul and Barnabas---
( whose name means Son of Encouragement )


And most of all
We can look to each other
Hold each other accountable
And build each other up


“Therefore encourage one another
And build each other up
Just as in fact you are doing” 1 Thessalonians 5:11


And if we can find no one
Or nothing else to encourage us


Only God


We must
Look deep within ourselves
And find the strength
To be a source of encouragement
To others


Robert P. Wallman
9-11-11




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