RELATIONSHIPS NEED NOURISHMENT TOO!
Oh, it’s a great day! Welcome to Coffee Hour &
Faith-Filled Fridays with Trench Classes United. You’re in for a treat today.
Jennifer gives you great ways to fill that tool-bag with tools to walk in
freedom in all areas of life! Grab your coffee and a journal, and your Strand
of Faith and let’s go check out those tools for your faith!
Nourishment
Nourish means to provide (someone or something) things that
are needed to live, be healthy, to develop or grow stronger. Often we equate this with food and drink, but
I believe that we are to nourish one another.
In a relationship it means to be supportive, encouraging and
affirming. 1 Thessalonians 5:11 and
Hebrews 3:13 tell us that we are to build each other up every day.
There are many people in the Bible that nourished and
encouraged others. Moses (Duet. 3:28),
Titus (1 Cor. 7:4),Tychicus (Eph. 6:21-22), Judas and Silas (Acts 15:32),
Timothy (1 Thess. 3:2) to name a few.
What does it do for us?
Why is it important?
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It builds up (1 Thess. 5:11)
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Makes us feel loved and appreciated (2 Cor. 7:13)
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Strengthens us (2 Thess. 2:16-17;2 Cor. 7:4,7)
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Helps us remain on our appointed path (Acts
11:23)
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Gives us courage (2 Chron. 32:6-7; Phil. 1:14)
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Creates unity and helps fight the temptation to
isolate (Rom. 15:5; 1 Thess. 3:6-10)
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Keeps us true to our calling (Deut. 1:38)
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Develops perspective and trust in God (2 Chron.
32:6-7)
With all of these amazing reasons, why is it so easy to
criticize and tear down? There are many
reasons that come from “woundedness” and bad definitions in our life. When we don’t love and value ourselves, it is
hard to love and value others.
Oftentimes the root of this is because we were never taught how to be
encouragers.
Coffee Hour was designed to encourage you and uplift you on
your journey. We appreciate your time
and prayers for this ministry as we encourage others through our blogging. My freedom challenge for this week is to
think of three people you would like to encourage. Choose one of them to encourage weekly over
the next three months. Then sit back and
watch them grow.
“My goal is that they may be encouraged in heart and united
in love” (Col. 2:2)
Encouraging you in your journey…
Jennifer
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