Encouragement goes a long way

I have written extensively about the importance of encouraging others.  Today, I was on the receiving end of encouragement.  It was very unexpected today.  Not that the person who said it is not encouraging, but I didn’t know I would see them and wasn’t expecting what they said.  As they said it I didn’t realize how much I needed to hear it.  I actually had to hold back my emotions as they spoke over me.  Let that be a reminder to me to keep encouraging others.