Mean... Why you gotta be so mean?

Why do people feel called to be mean? 

What's the point? 

Do some people really feel better when they pick on others? 

The times that I have done or said something that hurt somebody emotionally I've felt horrible. 

I can't imagine saying something to purposefully hurt them. 

I'm not talking about the times where you have to confront someone or tell them the truth about something. 

I'm talking about the times that people bully, pick on or are just plain mean to people. 

We are called to build each other up and to love on each other! 

"Let no corrupting talk come out of your mouths, but only such as is good for building up, as fits the occasion, that it may give grace to those who hear." Ephesians 4:29

  Go out and encourage one another today.

Here are some ways to encourage each other...

• Write an encouraging note. It could be a nice long letter or something as simple as a post-it note saying that they rock!
• Phone a friend.
• Compliment a stranger.
• Offer to help someone (at the grocery store, your neighbor or family member).
• Celebrate each other's victories. Large and small.
• When you introduce someone, add words of praise to the introduction.

Can you think of any other ways to encourage one another? 

Because, seriously... Why you gotta be so mean?

"Therefore encourage one another and build one another up, just as you are doing." 1 Thessalonians 5:11


"Let us hold fast the confession of our hope without wavering, for he who promised is faithful. And let us consider how to stir up one another to love and good works, not neglecting to meet together, as is the habit of some, but encouraging one another, and all the more as you see the Day drawing near."
Hebrews 10:23-25


"Above all, keep loving one another earnestly, since love covers a multitude of sins. Show hospitality to one another without grumbling. As each has received a gift, use it to serve one another, as good stewards of God's varied grace:"
1 Peter 4:8-10


"Let no corrupting talk come out of your mouths, but only such as is good for building up, as fits the occasion, that it may give grace to those who hear."
Ephesians 4:29

  
"And we urge you, brothers, admonish the idle, encourage the fainthearted, help the weak, be patient with them all. " 1 Thessalonians 5:14