The Power of Praises

When I went to the Philippines to study, I observed one thing that was very interesting for me. All professor that taught in the class always give both encouragements and praises, whether through words, face or act. For sure, this made the atmosphere of the class became very enjoyable.
Now I want to share my observation, especially about praising itself. Since I was a kid and went to school, as long as I remember, I've never met a teacher who liked to give a praise if the student has done something good. I don't know why, but it seems that praises are not really important here. Maybe they think that a praise can provoke someone to be pride. One time there was one of my professors in Malang gave me a praise. I remember that I only helped her carrying her stuffs to the class. But, she made me very special through her words and I will never forget it until now.
The Bible says that Jesus does this every time. He lightly praised someone who was showing their faith or did something good in His eyes in front of many people. Therefore, praises are important. It can be a medicine for a sick soul, a comfort for a weak life, an air con for a fever heart and the best batter to make a perfect relationship. I think, praise is good not only for a class but also for relationship. My boy is still very young, but I try to make such atmosphere in his life. By praising him, he can be a confident boy and have a good self esteem, and at the same time this can help me to be a better person who can easily praise others.

I list events that you can use to praise someone:

1. When you meet someone while you are walking, by saying "hello, you look great today!"
2. When you are in the church, by shaking someone's hand and saying "God has a great plan for you" or "you are special in God's eyes"
   
3. When you are in the class and a student doesn't catch your question "I think you are right, then how about the ..." or the student has a good question for you "this is an excellence question and you should listen for this"
   
4. When someone serve you food, you may say "I like this food, the taste is very good" or "you are a good cook, I should learn from you"
5. When your husband spend his time to listen to you, then you should say "thank you"
6. When you go to the church and enjoy the worship, you can come to the musicians by saying "you did a good job, I am blessed with your ministry"
7. and so on... (perhaps you have other options)