October 9, 2013

• Encouragement

  Encouragements are oxygen to the soul, as you may have heard.

  I’ve been particularly down today, both because of overwhelming school work and some personal issues. It was really hard to lift myself up to get my essays done… and I was so overwhelmed with the pressure from school that I really wanted to break down. Nevertheless, I went to class today. I think being so overwhelmed (I used that word three times already) makes me kinda spacey… like I’m trying to get things done mechanically, but I’m not all there. When the professor was passing back our homework that she had graded, she said “you’re a great writer!” And I replied, “really? I am?”

  Really, I am?

  I’ve had people tell me that I write well probably, four times in my entire life. I mean, these compliments lapse over 31 years of my life — they seriously cannot mean I’m a good writer, right? Not only that, every English class I’ve had all showed grades that reflected otherwise. I dreaded English classes. I dreaded writing and reading! And… I’m a great writer? Wow… I guess all I can say is I’m very thankful for her encouragement and compliment. It really gave me the confidence boost I needed to continue the monumental task of finishing the literature review and never-ending papers.

  But yes, I just realized how important encouragements are. May I be an “encourager” and not a “discourager”!

  This song I’ve been hearing on the radio really says it all. Enjoy!

  “Words” (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=anVweXDcxhA)

  They’ve made me feel like a prisoner
  They’ve made me feel set free
  They’ve made me feel like a criminal
  Made me feel like a king

  They’ve lifted my heart
  To places I’d never been
  And they’ve dragged me down
  Back to where I began

  Words can build you up
  Words can break you down
  Start a fire in your heart or
  Put it out

  Let my words be life
  Let my words be truth
  I don’t wanna say a word
  Unless it points the world back to You

  You can heal the heartache
  Speak over the fear
  (Speak over the fear)
  God, Your voice is the only thing
  We need to hear
  (We need to hear)

  Words can build us up
  Words can break us down
  Start a fire in our hearts or
  Put it out

  Let my words be life
  Let my words be truth
  I don’t wanna say a word
  Unless it points the world back to You
  (Back to You)

  Let the words I say
  (Let the words I say)
  Be the sound of Your grace
  (Sound like Your grace)
  I don’t wanna say a word
  Unless it points the world back to You

  I wanna speak Your love
  Not just another noise
  Oh, I wanna be Your light
  I wanna be Your voice

  Let my words be life
  Let my words be truth
  I don’t wanna say a word
  Unless it points the world back to You
  (Back to You)

  Let the words I say
  (Let the words I say)
  Be the sound of Your grace
  (Sound like Your grace)
  I don’t wanna say a word
  Unless it points the world back to You
  (Back to You)

  Words can build us up
  Words can break us down
  Start a fire in our hearts
  Or put it out

  I don’t wanna say a word
  Unless it points the world back to You

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