Modern day corallaries to this verse would be "if you talk the talk, you need to walk the walk" or "actions speak louder than words." Don't get me wrong, words are important, but they come back pretty empty if there are not actions to back them up. If we try to encourage someone yet don't make time for them when they have a problem they need to share, that doesn't help. If we express concern about someone being hungry or not receiving proper medical attention yet don't offer some type of assistance, either from our own resources or connecting them with someone else, that doesn't help.
Our God talked plenty in the Bible, but He sure did back it up. He not only talked love, he showed it and through that taught us how to do the same. Encouraging words are good, but encouragement through our actions is what changes lives.
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