Let's Take a Walk
“Therefore encourage one another and build one another up, just as you are doing.”
- 1 Thessalonians 5:11
Growing up I was a softball player. As a competitor, I was always really hard on myself. When I was a sophomore, I was the starting catcher at my high school. I was so excited for one of my first varsity home games, but my nerves got the best of me, and I played awful. At the end of the game, I was walking back to the dugout to take my gear off when my coach came up and said, “Let’s take a walk.” I thought for sure I was going to get a chewing for my less-than-stellar play; I was certain I had disappointed her. Instead, I was met with a loving arm around my shoulder and words of encouragement that were like balm to my soul. She put her arm around me and walked me to the outfield fence and back, taking time to speak life and truth into me. I can tell you that 20+ years later, I still remember that walk like it was yesterday. From that point on, I held my head a little higher and played with a little more confidence all because she chose to encourage me when she could have easily chosen to tear me down and focus on all the things I did wrong.
Jesus was so good at this. He met the outsiders who lived ostracized and marginalized lives where they were and spoke life into them. As followers of Christ, we should be eager to encourage someone and be a bright spot in their day. We are to build each other up and encourage one another just as Jesus did. Jesus wants us to be in a community of believers for this very reason. We were never meant to walk this journey alone, and having brothers and sisters to encourage us along the way makes the hard days a little easier.
I don’t know if my coach remembers “the walk.” But I have never forgotten it. It was a simple gesture that made a world of difference. Put your arm around someone today and offer them a word of encouragement. You never know the impact it may have.
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Lord, show me where I can be an encouragement to those around me. Allow me to see those who need a kind word and prick my heart to be the one to offer it. Help us spur on one another in love. Amen.
ABOUT ROCKPOINTE CHURCH
RockPointe strives to provide a welcoming, family-friendly environment where people of all walks of life encounter the transforming power of a relationship with Jesus.
You will find RockPointe to be a place of imperfect, but genuine and authentic people seeking to glorify Jesus with their lives. Our hope is to point to the empowering grace of Jesus that transforms people to become impactful disciples for the kingdom of God.
The worship music is modern in style and highly gospel-centered in content. People are encouraged to passionately worship Jesus in “spirit and truth.” At RockPointe we value singing songs that are Christ-exalting and theologically rich.
We hold the Scriptures in high regard as the final authority in a person’s life. Messages at RockPointe are Christ-centered and will provide great insight as to what the Bible teaches about living your life for the glory of God. There is also a Family Room for parents to observe the services even while attending to their family needs.
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