2013-12-20T06:00:04-05:00 GCI info@gospel.com /feeds/topics/encouragement/ http://faithgateway.com/10-simple-ways-to-bless-your-neighbors/ 2013-12-20T06:00:04-05:00 One of the things I love most about the holidays is getting to do something nice for my neighbors. Oh sure, I could do it year ’round, but I am sorry to say that I really don’t think enough about it.  Then the weather cools down, the Christmas lights go up on the house and […] http://faithgateway.com/soldiers-marching-orders/ 2013-11-19T06:00:05-05:00 Second Timothy 2:3 says, “Endure hardship with us like a good soldier of Christ Jesus.” A soldier has to know his instructions. Orders are rules of play. King Jesus said, “As the Father has sent me, I am sending you” (John 20:21). We can learn the rules of play, if we read in the Bible […] http://faithgateway.com/hopelifters-need-hopelifters-too/ 2013-11-15T06:00:04-05:00 Therefore encourage one another and build each other up, just as in fact you are doing. — 1 Thessalonians 5:11 “How do you fill your pitcher?” I’ll never forget hearing the speaker’s words as she finished pouring water into several glasses and held up an empty pitcher. I could relate to feeling empty after pouring […] http://faithgateway.com/making-best-out-of-bad-situation/ 2013-10-28T06:00:04-05:00 These things I have spoken to you, so that in Me you may have peace. In the world you have tribulation, but take courage; I have overcome the world. — John 16:33 Winston Churchill inspired the free world as he defiantly declared, “We shall never surrender!” during England’s darkest days. History has shown that he, more […] http://faithgateway.com/life-short-enjoy/ 2013-10-24T06:00:03-05:00 How do we enjoy life? Each Day Totally We do not know how long we have to live, so we should live every day with gusto. Oh, how sweet the light of day, And how wonderful to live in the sunshine! Even if you live a long time, don’t take a single day for granted. Take delight […] http://faithgateway.com/filled-with-gods-presence/ 2013-10-21T06:00:03-05:00 I am the Lord of Peace. I give you Peace at all times and in every way. There is a deep, gaping hole within you that can be filled only by My peaceful Presence. People who don’t know Me try to fill that emptiness in many different ways, or they simply pretend it isn’t there. […] http://faithgateway.com/let-your-light-shine/ 2013-10-04T14:54:38-05:00 Let your light so shine before men, that they may see your good works and glorify your Father in heaven. — Matthew 5:16 In the final days of Jesus’ life, He shared a meal with His friends Lazarus, Martha, and Mary. Within the week He would feel the sting of the Roman whip, the point of […] http://faithgateway.com/hope-heals-broken-dreams/ 2013-10-04T14:51:56-05:00 For whatever was written in earlier times was written for our instruction, so that through perseverance and the encouragement of the Scriptures we might have hope. — Romans 15:4 POWER VERSES 1 Peter 1:3; Romans 5:5 We were out of options the day the sheriff’s car pulled into our driveway. After a series of unfortunate events, things […] http://faithgateway.com/helping-kids-cope-with-tragedy/ 2013-10-04T14:51:30-05:00 As parents, we naturally desire to shield our children from tragedy. We turn off the TV to protect their eyes. We might even ask them to leave the room to protect innocent ears. We watch their intake carefully to protect their hearts. But as much protection and security as we attempt to provide, there comes […] http://faithgateway.com/do-not-be-discouraged/ 2013-10-04T14:46:54-05:00 Be strong and courageous. Do not be discouraged, for I will be with you wherever you go. You can choose to be strong and courageous even when you are feeling very weak. However, the weaker you feel, the more effort it takes to choose to be strong. It all depends on where you look. If […]