Have you ever regretted not saying something to someone? Maybe they were going through a hard time and you didn’t know what to say, but you felt like you could have said something. When Paul, the author of 1 Thessalonians, is writing to the church in Thessalonica, he gives them some practical advice. Paul tells the church to continue to encourage one another. This was something they were already doing, but Paul felt it necessary to remind them to keep doing this. Encouragement can change someone’s attitude. It can lift someone out of a dark place. Encouraging someone can give…