I Choose Today to Encourage

Social media is at the forefront of life. It’s where we shop, gather news, communicate, network, promote… the list goes on. Like everything else, it can be used for good or evil.

Since launching the podcast, I’ve found myself more active on social platforms. When I post, I usually choose a quote from either the blog or the podcast—something encouraging for whoever might stumble upon it. I only get a second (maybe less) to make an impact. So I choose my quotes wisely.

And then I started thinking…

If someone were scrolling through the words I speak in a day, what would the quote of the day be?

Would it lift someone up or tear them down?

Would it stop them in their tracks with hope or heap more heaviness onto their hearts?

The Bible tells us what our “quotes” should sound like. Paul writes in 1 Thessalonians 5:11:

“So encourage each other and build each other up, just as you are already doing.”

This was the very first verse I clung to when I started this I Choose Today journey—because that is my heart: to encourage.

If you’ve listened to Episode 2 of the podcast, I Choose Today to Be an Affirmer, you know how strongly I believe in the power of our words. We can be Affirmers—speaking encouragement, empowerment, and truth. Or we can be Evaluators—speaking criticism, judgment, and comparison.

Paul makes it clear. We’re called to affirm.

So here’s the question:

If you listened back to the recordings of your day, what would your quotes sound like?

Would they be worth stopping the scroll for?

Would they carry the weight of hope, healing, and kindness?

Would they echo Jesus?

Today, I choose to speak with intention.

I choose to encourage.