How to bless others

1. Praise others by finding a quality in them to pull out.   Don't highlight the bad, but highlight the good.

Proverbs 25:11  (NLT)

¹¹ Timely advice is lovely,

    like golden apples in a silver basket.

2. Express thankfulness by recognizing what others do for you.  

3.  Show affection by saying I love you.  That's what God did to Jesus.  

Matthew 3:17  (NLT)

17 And a voice from heaven said, “This is my dearly loved Son, who brings me great joy.”

Jeremiah 31:3  (NLT)

³ Long ago the Lord said to Israel:
“I have loved you, my people, with an everlasting love.
    With unfailing love I have drawn you to myself.

4.  Encourage others by adding courage in discouraging situations.  Don't tell them who they are, but who they could be. 

Ephesians 4:29  (NLT)

29 Don’t use foul or abusive language. Let everything you say be good and helpful, so that your words will be an encouragement to those who hear them.

5. Be kind to others.  It's okay to disagree, but not to be unkind. 

Galatians 5:22  (NLT)

22 But the Holy Spirit produces this kind of fruit in our lives: ...kindness, ...

Proverbs 15:1 (NLT)

15 A gentle answer deflects anger,
    but harsh words make tempers flare.

6. Speak the truth in love with a smile as you say it.  

Ephesians 4:15  (NLT)

15 Instead, we will speak the truth in love, growing in every way more and more like Christ, who is the head of his body, the church.

7.  Pray for them.  Pray Father, let them find their destiny.   Pray for them in these areas.  

Luke 2:52 (NLT)

52 Jesus grew in wisdom and in stature and in favor with God and all the people.

Luke 2:34 New Living Translation (NLT)

34 Then Simeon blessed them, and he said to Mary, the baby’s mother, “This child is destined...

Jesus was born with a destiny, and so do you.