Have you heard about Brett Westcott and Cameron Brown? They are known as the “Compliment Guys.” A couple years ago, on the campus of Purdue University, they decided to stand in a common area and give compliments to anyone who walked by.  They attracted a lot of attention, even going on tour!
Is common friendliness and nicety so rare that it’s not really common? That it does attract so much attention? But being friendly – just giving a single compliment – is just so easy.
The wise man wrote: “Many seek the favor of a generous man, and everyone is a friend to a man who gives gifts” (Proverbs 19:6). If we want more friends, if we want to attract more of the lost to Christ, we could try giving away the gift of a compliment and encouragement – to a perfect stranger!
Proverbs 15:23 is also apropos: “To make an apt answer is a joy to a man, and a word in season, how good it is!” Or verse 30: “The light of the eyes rejoices the heart, and good news refreshes the bones.” Resolve now to be a “Compliment Guy/Gal” and compliment a stranger today!

–Paul Holland