Thursday, May 23, 2019

When Kindness Works

Kindness will work for you in all the relationships of your life. Beware, some people are afraid of kindness. They are suspicious that it's only a front to get what you want. Also, other people may even become angry at your kindness, because they simply believe it's a sign of weakness. Yet, kindness works, because kindness comes from God. "Love is patient and kind" (1 Corinthians 13:4), and don't forget, "God is love" (1 John 4:8).

A fine gentleman was known for saying, "Be kind to someone today, because everybody is having it real rough." One thing is for sure, someone needs your kindness today. Being kind to someone will cost you nothing, but it may change someone's life. You will meet someone today who needs a kind word. Your kindness may be appreciated more than you will ever know.

I know that it's not always easy to be kind. There's a reason. Only the Spirit of God can make us kind people. Kindness comes from a tender heart. That's a heart changed by the grace of God through our Lord Jesus Christ. The Spirit of Christ works kindness through us. "And be kind to one another, tenderhearted, forgiving one another, even as God in Christ forgave you" (Ephesians 4:32).

Someone may say, "That's just not who I am." That's not who any of us are, that is until Jesus Christ touches our hearts with God's love. Kindness will only flow from a tender heart. That's when kindness works, because God is working in you.