LOVE is kind… (1 Cor 13:4)
For me, kindness depicts a gentle spirit and a soft heart. Like welcoming a new neighbor with a batch of fresh cookies or bandaging up a scraped knee, wiping tears, or offering comfort or encouragement.
Kindness reacts with helpfulness and is moved with compassion.
Do I present myself before my Jesus with an open heart and open hands? Is my helpfulness limited to only the things I want to do or is my kindness directed by my compassion and love for my Jesus?
Is it possible for me to be an encouragement to Jesus; a comfort in the controversy with evil?
Too large a number of His children are far away from Him. There are many, who make the choice to push Him away and it grieves Him and brings Him pain. I have compassion for His pain and I desire to show kindness to Him by offering a hug or a prayer for those who He has not as yet been able reach. When I show kindness for His children, I do it with Him at the forefront of my mind. If He is the one that I desire to show eternal kindness to, my devotion to Him will overflow onto His children as well.
So it makes sense to me that if I aim to embody the characteristic of kindness, I will direct it to my Jesus by demonstrating the gift of kindness to others. Because above all else, He is kind to me.
copyright 2/23/2015
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