Be Encouraged

Circumstances may cause the act of grumbling and feeling discouraged. They can range from experiencing disappointment about something you hoped would have a favorable outcome, sudden loss, transitional periods filled with ambiguity, navigating heavy current events, and the list can be exhaustive to include a wide range of adversities. It is humanly natural to waver in faith, encouragement, and optimism. In spite of the bleakness, may you allow the light of these encouraging words to shine in the midst of it all. 

Be encouraged that tomorrow is a new day to start again and make better choices. Be encouraged that you can focus on what you can control such as your perspective, how you treat yourself, prioritizing joy, surrounding yourself with loving and supportive people, choosing to keep the faith, and resolving to not give up. Be encouraged that greater, better, and healthier options are always possibilities. Be encouraged that seasons, situations, and adverse circumstances are temporal. You are only going through it and not being planted in it. You can always pivot, you are not a tree and do not have to feed into the mindset that you are stuck. Be encouraged to seek help for your mental, emotional, physical, and spiritual well-being. Be encouraged that endings are making way for new beginnings to align better with who you are becoming. Be encouraged that someone else has or is experiencing the exact same thing as you, you are not alone. You hold the power to not allow this to be how your story ends. Be steadfast in trusting that the tide always turns and every single thing will come together for your good.

Joy Gem: Everyone needs encouragement! Let’s all encourage each other! | Tabitha Brown