God's Encouragement

  

You, Lord, hear the desire of the afflicted; 

you encourage them, and you listen to their cry, Psalm 10:17 

We all have difficult times and find ourselves in need of encouragement. Sometimes God will send someone our way with just the right words when we need them. At other times we will open our Bible and find a verse or verses that speak right into our hearts bringing us encouragement. Or we may have some sign, large or small, that lifts our spirits and reminds us of the goodness of God like the example below that I shared with a prayer group recently. 

The Dark-Eyed Junco is my favorite little bird. It doesn't have the brightest colors and is a subtle little bird who usually feeds on the ground. A winter visitor, its slate gray top half is contrasted by his lower white half.  

About a month ago I had my garage door open, and I entered the house side door through the garage. A Dark-Eyed Junco entered right behind me. I finally cornered him against a window using a towel. I carefully got the little bird and held him in my hand before it got out of the open front door. 

Recently, I was having a very rough time with a health issue. I looked out of my front door window and on my doorstep was a Dark-Eyed Junco sitting there. It was a bit of encouragement from God right when I needed it. 

Has God ever sent you an encouraging sign, a person with the right word at the right time? God's goodness is revealed in a myriad of ways. 

Prayer: Dear Lord, how often we need encouragement. Thank You for sending it to us at just the right time. Amen.