How are you?

Philippians 4:8
Finally, brothers and sisters, whatever is true, whatever is noble, whatever is right, whatever is pure, whatever is lovely, whatever is admirable—if anything is excellent or praiseworthy—think about such things.

This verse has meant a great deal to me. I am so thankful for my wife who has been such a rock for me. Recently she gave me a bunch of q cards with bible verses on them. Among them is the verse above. When I am struggling I read them and they encourage me on.

How are you? It's become a North American greeting, but do we really want to know how a person is doing as we breeze by them quickly spitting out how are you? We all have people in our lives that sincerely want to know how we are, others that use it simply as a greeting and others that want to play doctor or shrink. I have been encouraged by the people around me who truly care, take the time to listen, challenge me lovingly and commit to praying. We can never know what a person is going through, but we can understand if we are willing to take the time to do so.