Counseling is indispensable today. So many of us want to counsel but we could not do so because we think that we do not have a degree for counseling. It is true that counseling is technical and we need to learn it. But it is not possible for everybody those of us want to help people. Even many of us dont have that impacting experience or testimony that we would use in our counseling.
In my Computer dictionary I found another word for counsel and that is encouragement. Encouragement is a very familiar and common word. So the good news is everybody can give encouragement and fulfill the desire of giving counseling.
But the question again arises that how can we counsel! The communication has developed so much today its quite easy for us to encourage people at any time, any where and with a minimal or even free of cost.
There are few ways through which we can encourage the sick, depressed, sad, stressed out people. Those ways are as follows:
SMS: we can send SMSs through our cell phones to encourage amny people. It works like magic. When I receive a SMS I feel delighted. Please let us take time to SMS a depressed person, he / she will bless us till the end.
Email: we can also send encouraging messages through emails. It may take 2/3 minutes to write a small mail of encouragement. Let's not hesitate to sending encouraging emails.
E-card: there are many e-cards available on Internet. These e-cards look beautiful and can bring at least a thin smile on the face of a downcast person who never feels like smiling at all.
Greetings Card: A printed greetings card with a caption like, Get Well Soon, Be Happy, Dont Worry etc. are very effective. It heals half of the sickness of a person. We can add a little joy and happiness to her / his life of despair.
Our Presence: Just standing beside somebody can be very useful sometimes. Our presence can be a great support for the people who loses his / her close ones.
Listening: listening is an art. We can let a sad and depressed person cry and explode everything that hurts him / her. We can just be quiet and listen attentively whatever she / he shares. Trust me you can change her / him state of mind after sometime of sharing.
Prayer: we can just sit with somebody and pray for his / her needs and he / she will be relieved from half of his / her burden. We make her / him our own. That gives immense mental satisfaction and sense of security.
Friends! Encouragement can change lives. Do you want to be an encourager and change peoples life for better? Do you want to give joy to a sad, depressed person?
Dont wait anymore. Start today. Can you please tell me that how can we do it through your comments by just adding few more ways or ideas of encouragement to the list given above for the sad and depressed people.
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Very thoughtful and I agree. Howerv, the real encouragement is in he help. Christians of old gave all they ahd for the benefit of the community as whole. Whatever one needed ot was taken care of by the community. So let me ask you this. Why shoud,l anyone be evicted? Why shguld anyone have their electric, water, and otehr necessities turned off if we are who we say we are? I agree encourage but show me by ones works. The fruits of their labor. Good job.
Thanks for the comment Robert! Its not important what change we are bringing to ourself, but what change we are bringing in others lives matters the most. How much I am contributing by encouraging others? That should be our AIM...
God bless you bro...
Thanks for the comment! I have a complain...why you didnt prescribe a medicine for 'ENCOURAGEMENT'...Please do it Sandra...that will extend my article further...
May God bless you...
Thanks for the comment Debo! But where is your 'TIPS' which will add one or two to my list of encouragement...Please do it if you have any idea...Thanks...God Bless you..
You already have some good thoughts in your article and you sound like a very kind hearted person. I'm not sure how I can add to your article though. When I see someone who needs help, it is usually physical help that they need. So I will help them in that way, if I am able and stronge enough. If someone needs an ear or a hug, I give it.
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