Encouragers lite

Have you been feeding on rotten apples? Why would anyone eat rotten apples at all, right? Yet that's what we do to our hearts. Like feeding on rotten apples, we allow ourselves to worry about things in life every day. That's missing out on living in joy for 365 days in a year. ​Living in joy is not about having no problems in life at all; it's about being able to have peace and joy from within even when the people and situation around us seem to be coming against us. How would you live your life if you didn't have to be worried or sad about anything? Finally joining your friends out for dinner and no more hiding? Waking up feeling excited to go to work? Having the courage to go back home and finally have a peaceful chat with your parents with no fear of quarreling? If you can surround yourself with encouraging thoughts just once a week, that's already like gathering 52 shields of encouragement in a year to cover you from being crushed by any worrying or sad thought that comes to you in life. ​The best way is to have a best friend who can be with us all the time, to encourage us, and to give us strength whenever we feel down. ​We're not talking about gossip friends who usually add oil to the fire, leaving us feeling angrier and more disappointed than we already are. ​Yes, for most of us, we have some good friends. ​But in reality, everyone is busy with their own life, fighting their own problems. No one can be there for us all the time. ​That's why I made the second best way for you - a whole-year supply of encouraging short articles and quotes. Darkness doesn't exist; it's simply the absence of light. So, we can't get out of darkness, but we can bring light in to break that darkness. Today, if you feel troubled, disappointed, lonely, or hurt, I invite you to bring encouragement into your life to clean those rotten apples from your heart. Stop feeding your heart with rotten apples, come in for a year's supply of Encouragers.