Everyone needs a little kindness!
(Be sure to LISTEN to the Audio, as you READ the text below.)
1 Corinthians 13:4, "Love is kind"
Often, the best thing one man can give another is kindness. Oh, how sweet it is to hear a kind word, when your heart is breaking! How delightful it is to see a kind smile, when you have seen many growling faces! How pleasant it is to feel the kind embrace of a friend, when you have felt the betrayal of those you thought were your friends! Kindness is always right. Kindness is always in season. It is never wrong to be kind, but always good.
Kindness must have for its object: one who is weak, poor, fallen, outcast, down-trodden, or needy.
To be "kind" is to be useful, generous, sympathetic, and tender.
Kindness accommodates itself to the needs of its objects.
If a man offends--kindness forgives him.
If a person is fallen--kindness picks him up.
If one is hungry--kindness feeds him.
If a brother is lonely--kindness visits him.
If a sister is downcast--kindness encourages her.
If one is weak--kindness offers strength.
If one is needy--kindness helps.
If a person is afflicted, in trouble and hurting--kindness is tender-hearted.
Sometimes kindness is a word of appreciation, encouragement, or compliment. Sometimes it is a visit, a gift, or an expression of love. Everyone needs a little kindness. And those who love one another, are kind to one another. They overlook and find excuses for one another's faults and failings. They speak well to one another, and about one another.
Kindness is never wrong.
God, give me grace to be kind to sinners like myself.
"Be kind and compassionate to one another, forgiving each other, just as in Christ God forgave you." Ephesians 4:32
"Therefore, as God's chosen people, holy and dearly loved, clothe yourselves with compassion, kindness, humility, gentleness and patience." Colossians 3:12~ ~ ~ ~
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