ENCOURAGER
What is a man? An alphabetical list of attributes to which every man should attain. E Encourager What encouragement is NOT. Saying, “You can do anything you want if you put your mind to it”; Making promises that you know you cannot keep such as, “If you get all A’s on your report card, you can get into any college you want”; Or giving false hope in the midst of a dire situation. Often these types of words come out of our mouths because we want to be helpful. Without much thought, we promise the world only to leaving those we love disappointed and disillusioned. When a moment calls for the right words. We often say nothing. I’ve seen men caught in this bind when watching their children play sports. It’s built into us to seek our Dad’s approval. A child is struggling on the court or the field and they look to the most important man in their life only to see disappointment all over his face. In these moments we need to ask if we are more concerned for our own reputations