Swirling Tides by Dee Kamp
No Muscles Needed
As I sat in our car waiting for my husband to finish an
errand I could see through the window of a local health club a
young woman running hard and fast on a treadmill. I imagined her building
up her endurance and muscles for an upcoming marathon.
That’s when I heard
that small voice in my heart from the Lord saying, “It doesn’t take muscles to
give another’s heart a lift.”
“Therefore
encourage one another and build each other up,
just
as in fact you are doing.”
1 Thessalonians 5:11 NIV
Day
after day, when sorrow and raw emotions were my constant companions during the
time of a great loss in my life I would receive phone messages, cards in the
mail and even notes stuck on the back porch door, saying “Thinking of you”; “I
love you”; “You are not alone”; “Jesus is near”.
These thoughtful ones
were working on building my faith muscles when all my strength was gone. That
was years ago but I have never forgotten one single word of encouragement when
I needed it the most.
Encouragement helps
ones faith to hold fast when you can’t get a grip on anything. It will give
peace in the swirling clouds of heartbreak, discouragement, fear and confusion.
Encouragement is the love of Jesus wrapped in compassion, mercy and empathy.
It doesn’t take muscles or money to lift
another’s heart. It can never be too
simple to be significant in the moment it’s needed the most, and it will part
of someone’s memories for a long, long time.
“No Muscles Needed” by Dee Kamp, Grace
Every Morning Ministries© February 10, 2014
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