Stuck on Bandaid!

Just minutes ago I had a nice looking finger until a rotten hangnail got in there and I did the oh so famous mistake of pulling it and caused me some pain and a bandaid to cover up my mistake! Thankfully the bandaid will help heal it up and I won't have to type with a big piece of "tape" around my finger anymore. It is very awkward to have this on while trying to convey a message!
This makes me think of our lives and how we have nice things going for us and everything is looking great until we come across a stumblingblock or a hangnail so to say that causes us to give in and pull it thus resulting in pain, suffering and annoyances. I am so thankful that we can go to our HEALER (bandaid) who created us and he will restore us back. There may always be that scar from the initial tug in the wrong direction but the next time the hangnail is hanging out we can remember the painful process and choose to not yank on it and keep ourselves beautiful..inside and out!
I was in prayer and was reminded today of how important it is to be encouraging to one another regardless of the situations we are in. In Romans 12:8 I love what it says, "If it isyour gift to encourage others, then DO IT! If you have money, share it generously (this direction please!! lol) If God has given you leadership ability, take the responsibility seriously. and if you have a gift for showing kindness to others, do it gladly." HOW VERY TRUE IS THIS?? I have to often force myself to find something nice to say to my own husband because I do not naturally feel it at times. God has given me such a plepheral (not sure if that is a word) gift of being an encourager these days but that doesnt' mean I always put it to use. We ought to be utilitizing the gifts God has given us and even if we do not feel we were instilled with encouragement everyone can say "thank you or you look nice or wow, that was a nice thing of you to do today" Do it with the right spirit of not just wanting to feel better about yourself but because you truly want to brighten up someone else's day and help them become a better person and in turn you too will become one. We should never feel as if we have reached any mark of being finished with using our gifts and talents. We also shouldn't compare with others. (I do more then he/she does so therefore I'm doing fine)...Keep yourself in check with Jesus and know that there is always more encouraging, giving, and teaching you can do. Help others to not pull their own hangnails by being involved in their lives and the more you open up and do this you will find that you no longer have hangnails of your own that even decide to come up because they know they won't get pulled anymore! If God be for us, who can be against us? Don't let Satan be a stumblingblock to you if God is talking to you about something specific. Take that step and obey. Let Jesus be the last bandaid that you need! Stick to Him and you will stay in good condition!