Tell Them While You Still Can: Sharing Encouraging Words for Loved Ones
Sweet friend, have you ever noticed how easily encouraging words for loved ones come when they’re not in the room? You tell a coworker how proud you are of your daughter. You tell a friend what a good-hearted man your husband is. You brag on the people you love to anyone who will listen. But here’s a gentle question to sit with today: have you told them?
Why Encouraging Words for Loved Ones Matter More Than You Think
There are people in your life who need to hear the nice things you say about them when they’re not in the room. They may have no idea how highly you think of them. We tend to assume people just know, but a heart can go a very long time without hearing it out loud.
Think about a time someone told you something kind, something you needed to hear on a hard day. You probably still remember where you were standing. That’s the power of a few simple words. Scripture says it beautifully: “Gracious words are like a honeycomb, sweet to the soul and healing to the bones.” (Proverbs 16:24)
Don’t Wait to Share Encouraging Words for Loved Ones
We are so good at saving things for later. Later, when life slows down. Later, when the timing feels right. Later, when we find the perfect card. But “later” has a way of slipping through our fingers, and tomorrow is a gift none of us are promised.
The ones who need your words most are often the ones who seem to have it all together: the strong friend who is always holding everyone else up, the mother who gives and gives, the grandfather who never says much. They need to know they are seen and loved, too.
Simple Ways to Share Encouraging Words for Loved Ones Today
You don’t need a speech, sweet friend. Just a willing heart. Here are a few easy ways to begin:
- Send a text. “I was thinking about you and just wanted you to know how grateful I am for you.”
- Pick up the phone. Hearing your voice will mean more than you realize.
- Write a note. A handwritten card tucked in the mail is a treasure someone may keep for years.
- Say it face to face. Look them in the eye and tell them what they mean to you.
- Repeat what you said behind their back. If you told someone else something wonderful about this person, now tell them!
Let God Use You to Encourage Others
Sometimes the nudge you feel to reach out to someone is not a coincidence. It may be God using you as the answer to a prayer that person hasn’t even said out loud. When a name comes to your mind, don’t talk yourself out of it. Trust that little whisper and say the words.
Encouraging words for loved ones don’t have to be perfect. They just have to be shared. And you may never know how far a little kindness will travel, but I promise you, it will be felt. 💜
So who is on your heart today? Tell them while you still can. And I’d love to hear from you in the comments: who are you going to encourage today?
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Marilyn