Staying on your toes

When is the last time someone encouraged you? How about the last time you encouraged someone? Sometimes we need the encouragement of a cheerleader. Someone cheering us on, telling us that we can do it. Other times we need the encouragement of someone who has come through on the other side of the circumstances we are going through. They've made it through and can encourage us to hold on and give us hope that we will make it through. Sometimes we need someone to see the good things in us that we can't see at the moment. Sometimes we need the encouragement to get up and keep trying. Sometimes we need a different type of encouragement. A challenge to step up and do something more. A confrontation to help us move closer to what God has planned for us. For me, these are all part of what it means for us to encourage one another. Hebrews 3:13 instructs us to encourage one another daily so that we won't be hardened by sin's deceitfulness or as it states in the Message "keep each other on your toes so sin doesn't slow down your reflexes." Who have you encouraged today? Who are you helping keep on their toes?