words of encouragement for a friend
Words of Encouragement for a Friend
Friends are not only our companions in joy, but also a great support in the time of misery. When things seem awry, encouragement coming from a true friend can help one endure the situation with some amount of ease. Here are some words that can help you become the comforter in the time of need.
Good words? How would you define "good words"? Are good words those that convey your friend that no matter what they do, or whatever situation they are in, they are right? Or, are good words those that convey your friends that they have ended up in a difficult situation because they were wrong? Friendship, to me, is a relationship which has no room for judgment. A friend who can stand by your side and say, "you will make through this phase", is the one you need.
A friend in need is a friend indeed, but we seldom get such friends who are there with us during the not-so-happy times. I believe that even if you don't have a friend like that, it shouldn't stop you from being a caring friend to others. People can overcome great barriers if they have someone to push them -- to encourage them. Here are some words that can be the magic spell of someone's success, and you could help them make these words the ultimate motto of their lives.
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Good Words of Encouragement for a Friend
Words of encouragement can be the only silver lining during the cloudy days, especially when they come from a friend who knows you well, and is there by your side without any cynical and judgmental attitude. You don't need people to tell you where you went wrong, but someone who can encourage you to do the right thing -- and that someone can be no one else but a true friend.
"Every great achievement was once considered impossible." - Author Unknown
''Twenty years from now you will be more disappointed by the things you didn't do than by the ones you did. So throw off the bowlines, sail away from the safe harbor, catch the trade winds in your sails. Explore. Dream. Discover.'' - Mark Twain
"Never consider the possibility of failure; as long as you persist, you will be successful." - Brian Tracy
"Never give up on what you really want to do. The person with big dreams is more powerful than one with all the facts." - Author Unknown
''Age is no barrier. It's a limitation you put on your mind.'' - Jackie Joyner-Kersee
"Between you and every goal that you wish to achieve, there is a series of obstacles, and the bigger the goal, the bigger the obstacles. Your decision to be, have and do something out of the ordinary entails facing difficulties and challenges that are out of the ordinary as well. Sometimes your greatest asset is simply your ability to stay with it longer than anyone else." - Brian Tracy
"Do what you can, where you are, with what you have." - Theodore Roosevelt
"When the world says, 'Give up,' Hope whispers, 'Try it one more time.' " - Author Unknown
"Far better is it to dare mighty things, to win glorious triumphs, even though checkered by failure...than to rank with those poor spirits who neither enjoy much nor suffer much, because they live in a gray twilight that knows not victory nor defeat." - Theodore Roosevelt
"Instead of giving myself reasons why I can't, I give myself reasons why I can." - Author Unknown
"Don't be discouraged. It's often the last key in the bunch that opens the lock." - Author Unknown
"When you come to the end of your rope, tie a knot and hang on." - Franklin D. Roosevelt
"If you have made mistakes, there is always another chance for you. You may have a fresh start any moment you choose, for this thing we call 'failure' is not the falling down, but the staying down." - Mary Pickford
"Everything will be OK in the end, if it's not OK, it's not the end.'' - Author Unknown
"It's not that I'm so smart, it's just that I stay with problems longer." - Albert Einstein
"Experience is not what happens to you; it is what you do with what happens to you." - Aldous Huxley
"When you feel like giving up, remember why you held on for so long in the first place." - Author Unknown
"People may doubt what you say, but they will believe what you do." - Lewis Cass
''Don't wait for something big to occur. Start where you are, with what you have, and that will always lead you into something greater.'' - Mary Manin Morrissey
"Treat people as if they were what they ought to be and you help them to become what they are capable of being." - Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
"When one door closes another door opens; but we so often look so long and so regretfully upon the closed door, that we do not see the ones which open for us." - Alexander Graham Bell
"It is said an Eastern monarch once charged his wise men to invent him a sentence to be ever in view, and which should be true and appropriate in all times and situations. They presented him the words: "And this, too, shall pass away."" - Abraham Lincoln
Biblical Words of Encouragement for a Friend
For those who believe, the Bible is the ultimate source of positivity, enlightenment, and encouragement at all times. It has the answers to all the questions that we can possibly encounter in this life. God speaks to us through the Bible, and here is what He has to say.
''For I know the plans I have for you," declares the LORD, "plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future." - Jeremiah 29:11
''Let us not become weary in doing good, for at the proper time we will reap a harvest if we do not give up.'' - Galatians 6:9
''Do not be anxious about anything, but in everything, by prayer and petition, with thanksgiving, present your requests to God.'' - Philippians 4:6
''Come to me, all you who are weary and burdened, and I will give you rest. Take my yoke upon you and learn from me, for I am gentle and humble in heart, and you will find rest for your souls. For my yoke is easy and my burden is light.'' - Matthew 11:28-30
''Trust in the Lord with all your heart, And lean not on your own understanding; In all your ways acknowledge Him, And He shall direct your paths. Do not be wise in your own eyes; Fear the Lord and depart from evil.'' - Proverbs 3:5-7
''Wait on the Lord; Be of good courage, And He shall strengthen your heart; Wait, I say, on the Lord!'' - Psalms 27:14
''For I, the Lord your God, will hold your right hand, Saying to you, 'Fear not, I will help you.''' - Isaiah 41:13
''Be strong and courageous. Do not be afraid or terrified because of them, for the Lord your God goes with you; He will never leave you nor forsake you.'' - Deuteronomy 31:6
Light cannot be seen if there is no darkness, success cannot be achieved without sacrifice, a diamond cannot shine unless it has been cut and polished. What I'm trying to say is that success, happiness, and contentment will only follow you once you have had your share of difficulties ... and you know what's that one encouraging thought about these difficult situations in life? That happiness is just around the corner.