I read an article by author, professor and theologian Don Whitney that listed 31 questions to consider for a new year. I decided that I will answer one question each day in January. Here is the fifteenth question, and my answer.
1. Who do you most want to encourage this year? My wife and my son. I know that’s cheating since I picked two persons, but I find it critical to encourage both of them. I am not the most encouraging person. I don’t build up those I love enough. I don’t give out enough encouraging words. And, I am ashamed to admit it, but I often hurt my wife and son more than I encourage them. For some reason, I don’t have the same difficulty encouraging my daughter. I do see so many good things in both my wife and son. I am so proud of both of them. Recently, I wrote a letter to my son, telling him how proud I am of the four-year-old boy I see. I must do that more frequently. I also want to praise my wife more. I can praise her publically, but I am less likely to praise her on a one-on-one basis. So, I need to work on that. Both of them mean the world to me. My wife is my best friend and constant companion. I value her opinion more than any one else I know. And I love her beyond words. But, I resolve to find the words that I can tell her to encourage her this year.
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