Inspirational Quotes on Encouragement

“Weak hearts will be strengthened, and drooping saints will be revived as they listen to our "songs of deliverance." Their doubts and fears will be rebuked, as we teach and admonish one another in psalms and hymns and spiritual songs.”

“If you want to encourage your spiritual leaders (and their wives!) let them know you are praying for them. Ask them periodically for any specific prayer requests and assure them you will pray accordingly. Use the following prayer guide with accompanying scriptures, to suggest practical ways to pray for those who provide spiritual leadership for the flock.”

“Discernment is God's call to intercession, never to faultfinding.”

“You will find, if you think for a moment, that the people who influence you are the people who believe in you.”

“Nothing but encouragement can come to us as we dwell upon the faithful dealing of our Heavenly Father in centuries gone by. Faith in God has not saved people from hardships and trials, but it has enabled them to bear tribulations courageously and to emerge victoriously.”

“When it seems as if God is far away, remind yourself that He is near. Nearness is not a matter of geography. God is everywhere. Nearness is likeness. The more we become like the Lord, the nearer He is to us.”

“It was typical of the American to identify the one unfinished strand.”

“The whole world appears to me like a huge vacuum, a vast empty space, whence nothing desirable, or at least satisfactory, can possibly be derived; and I long daily to die more and more to it; even though I obtain not that comfort from spiritual things which I earnestly desire.”

“If, instead of a gem or even a flower, we could cast the gift of a lovely thought into the heart of a friend, that would be giving as the angels give.”

“What a noble gift it is, the power of playing upon the souls and wills of men, and rousing them to lofty purposes and holy deeds.”

“To say, 'well done' to any bit of good work is to take hold of the powers which have made the effort and strengthen them beyond our knowledge.”

“The tear that is wiped with a little address may be followed, perhaps, by a smile.”

“I am no longer a product of my past, I am a product of the work of Christ on the cross.”

“You never know when one kind act, or one word of encouragement, can change a life forever.”

“If there be, therefore, perpetual failure in your life, it cannot arise from any weakness or impotence in the Mighty God; but from some failure on your part. That failure may probably be discovered in one of three hiding places--imperfect surrender, deficient faith; or neglected communion. But when the intention of the soul is right with God, without doubt He will save.”

“Since new developments are the products of a creative mind, we must therefore stimulate and encourage that type of mind in every way possible.”

“A helping word to one in trouble is often like a switch on a railroad track an inch between wreck and smooth, rolling prosperity.”

“What you applaud you encourage, but beware what you celebrate.”

“God hath made it a debt which one saint owes to another to carry their names to a throne of grace.”

“So never lose an opportunity of urging a practical beginning, however small, for it is wonderful how often in such matters the mustard-seed germinates and roots itself. ”