Dear friends, This is a good story that shows what great results can come forth when someone who is discouraged is lifted up and motivated because of the encouragement they received from someone close to them. I hope you are challenged and inspired by this message to be uplifting and motivating towards those around you who feel like they should just give up. You will be shining a great light through your life and the love of God is sure to be seen through your encouragement towards that person who needs a spiritual lift. (Matthew 5:14-16) (John 13:34-35)
BELIEVING IN EACH OTHER Love believes in all things. In 1910 DeWitt Wallace developed a new idea for a magazine. It would consist of a collection of condensed articles and he would call it the Reader's Digest. He put together a proposed sample and sent it to publishers throughout the country. Nobody seemed interested. DeWitt was terribly discouraged. It's about the same time he met Lila Bell Acheson, the daughter of a Presbyterian minister. Before long the two fell in love. Lila believed in DeWitt's dream. She wouldn't let him give up and encouraged him to keep trying his wonderful idea for a magazine. Boosted by her faith in him, DeWitt started mailing circular letters to potential subscribers. In October, 1921, Lila married DeWitt. On returning from their honeymoon, they found a bundle of letters from interested subscribers. Together they worked on Volume 1, Number 1, which appeared in February, 1922. DeWitt Wallace included Lila Bell Acheson as his co-founder, co-editor and co-owner. Over the years their little magazine grew. Now printed in at least 19 languages, Reader's Digest is the best-selling magazine in the entire world. DeWitt and Lila were more than husband and wife, they were true friends. They encouraged, supported and believed in each other. They worked side by side to make their dream come true, and in the process they respected each other. DeWitt once said, "I think Lila made the Digest possible." I can imagine that Lila would probably say the same about DeWitt. Yes, Love believes in all things. It sticks up for seemingly impossible dreams, cheering as those dreams struggle forward and applauding when they finally come true. By Steve Stevens I truly believe every person has the ability to be an encourager. Saying a kind word or encouraging someone not to quit may be enough to make that person's dreams come to pass. It is easy to give up when all the doors around us seem to be closed, but an encouraging word that we all can offer not to give up, can be motivation enough for that person to continue on and know that their persistence in seeing their vision come alive will be rewarded with great success. (Genesis 24:12) (Joshua 1:8-9) I encourage you to try to be a motivation and an encouragement to someone close to you who is not receiving the support they need. If every person took an interest in someone else who was in need of an encouraging boost to continue on and not give up on their dreams, this world would have an explosion of inspirational testimonies on the power of not giving up. It is not too late for us to take on this goal of motivating those who are feeling down and discouraged. You just may be the catalyst to which a great event takes place; all because of your interest in a person was not receiving the motivation they needed. (Revelation 12:11) (Galatians 6:1-4) ----------------------------------------------------- This mail is generated from http://www.jesusyouth.org To subscribe to this mailing list send a mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] To unsubscribe from the list send a mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] -----------------------------------------------------
