There was this joke about a wealthy lawyer and two poor men:
A wealthy lawyer was at the back of his limo and he saw two man eating grass at the roadside,
He ordered his driver to stop and he got out to investigate. Why are you eating grass? he asked the one man,
We dont have money for food the poor man replied. Come along with me then, but sir I have a wife with two children, bring them along and come with us too he said to the other man.
The other man said, but sir I have a wife and two children, bring them as well said the wealthy man. They all climbed in to the limo.
On their way, one fellow said,
Sir you are too kind, thank you for taking all of us with you. The lawyer replied Oh no problem,
the grass in my backyard is two feet tall.
Rude isn't it?Kindness is being good to someone. Doing good for someone. Being helpful and considerate IN WORD & IN DEED. But what people do in reality is the opposite.
Galatians 5:22-23 New International Version (NIV)
22 But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, forbearance, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, 23 gentleness and self-control. Against such things there is no law.
Very often when we think of people being kind, we think they are being Merciful. But acts of kindness is not we find in the society we live nowadays. People ALWAYS expect something in return.
As I contemplate in 2 Samuel 4-9, King David's love for his dearest friend Jonathan, He wanted to extend his kindness to the rest of his family. He found this guy named Mephibosheth, a crippled man & considered the lowest in the society back in those days. King David looked past that, he sat and eat with him, and treated him as his son. He took him in & he showed him KINDNESS.
Looking at it at present, who are these crippled servant that have nothing to offer? US! We were carried to the table of the Lord. We became the son of our King. He took us in and looked past our flaws and said, "that is my girl/boy!, that is my child!" ,"that is who I am going to use!"
That is what God has done for me, for us. I stole from him many times. I have ripped our god off many times. But he said, you didnt take that from me I gave it to you. He continues to give me the rest, pours us more blessings...more promises, more mercies...all the days of my lives!
Romans 2:4 .....it is the kindness of God that leads a man to repentance.
The very kindness of god breaks a man or a woman...
Remember the bully beats up the little boy for his lunch money everyday for months straight. The bully would say, "give me that lunch money!" then the lil boy would ask "why are you doing this to me?" one day the bully doesn't beat up the lil boy. The lil boy walks up and say "Hey! Here, I wanna give you my five dollars." And the bully didn't know what to do.
What shatters people more than a powerful point. Making a point in your life is showing kindness to them. People dont know what to do with that.
Kindness is getting ABOVE the norm and MORE than the usual.
Kindness should have an impact. Being thoughtfu,l being considerate...
We need to grow that relationship in Christ making conscious efforts to advance those things. If there's enough of Jesus in your life it will naturally develop and starts to produce fruit.
As the saying goes:
People dont care how much you know until they know how much you care...
I am supposed to be the light and the love of Jesus....
A man or a woman of integrity, who is kind and compassionate finishes first in eternity. Those are the people that are remembered and blessed and praised in family and friendship circle.
I've got to live it out....
The Challenge is to extend this kindness First to the people who are closest to you....Second, to everyone else.....It is not easy both ways. But remember "We cant be friends to everyone but we can be friendly to everyone...."
Kindness is the very language which the deaf can hear and a blind can see.
People will not remember your status...They will remember your character.
Kind words are short and easy to speak but it echoes endless.
Let your light shine before men so they would see your good work and glorify God who is in heaven. It should shine so bright that it radically changes the people around us.
Very often when we think of people being kind, we think they are being Merciful. But acts of kindness is not we find in the society we live nowadays. People ALWAYS expect something in return.
As I contemplate in 2 Samuel 4-9, King David's love for his dearest friend Jonathan, He wanted to extend his kindness to the rest of his family. He found this guy named Mephibosheth, a crippled man & considered the lowest in the society back in those days. King David looked past that, he sat and eat with him, and treated him as his son. He took him in & he showed him KINDNESS.
Looking at it at present, who are these crippled servant that have nothing to offer? US! We were carried to the table of the Lord. We became the son of our King. He took us in and looked past our flaws and said, "that is my girl/boy!, that is my child!" ,"that is who I am going to use!"
I remember this play we performed back in highschool Les miserables,
a story about Jean Valjean and he was in jail...
The day that he gets released in prison, no one in the town will take him in.
Everyone says "he is a loser, he is an idiot, he came from prison, we will not take him in".
There's only one in the town who will take him in, the priest.
He welcomes him in church, he took him in his own home, sits him down and make him meal...he gave him a bed to rest in so he can stay and sleep that night and not worry.
When the priest went to sleep, Jean Valjean is sitting there eating his meal and realizes he is using silver utensils, and candlesticks on the table is silver as well.
He looks around to see if the priest is sleeping, took the candlesticks throws it in his cloak and started to walk out.
The priest in woke up, saw him and asked what was he doing.
He punched the priest in the face and runs out as fast as he can.
The priest that has been so kind and gracious to him.
The next morning the police caught him, kept Jean Valjean the prisoner. They took him to the priest, threw the candlesticks and utensils at this priest's feet and said
"look at the person you took in he stole your things!"
The priest looked at the police in the eye and said, "he didnt steal those from me, I gave them to him.
Let me go and get the rest." He went insde and gave the rest of the candlesticks to Jean Valjean.
And Jean Valjean, as the police walks away is broken in the moment. The priest looked him in the eye and said
"Now go, and do likewise. Go and be gracious. Go and be kind to people."
That is what God has done for me, for us. I stole from him many times. I have ripped our god off many times. But he said, you didnt take that from me I gave it to you. He continues to give me the rest, pours us more blessings...more promises, more mercies...all the days of my lives!
Romans 2:4 .....it is the kindness of God that leads a man to repentance.
The very kindness of god breaks a man or a woman...
Remember the bully beats up the little boy for his lunch money everyday for months straight. The bully would say, "give me that lunch money!" then the lil boy would ask "why are you doing this to me?" one day the bully doesn't beat up the lil boy. The lil boy walks up and say "Hey! Here, I wanna give you my five dollars." And the bully didn't know what to do.
What shatters people more than a powerful point. Making a point in your life is showing kindness to them. People dont know what to do with that.
Kindness is getting ABOVE the norm and MORE than the usual.
Kindness should have an impact. Being thoughtfu,l being considerate...
We need to grow that relationship in Christ making conscious efforts to advance those things. If there's enough of Jesus in your life it will naturally develop and starts to produce fruit.
As the saying goes:
People dont care how much you know until they know how much you care...
I am supposed to be the light and the love of Jesus....
A man or a woman of integrity, who is kind and compassionate finishes first in eternity. Those are the people that are remembered and blessed and praised in family and friendship circle.
I've got to live it out....
The Challenge is to extend this kindness First to the people who are closest to you....Second, to everyone else.....It is not easy both ways. But remember "We cant be friends to everyone but we can be friendly to everyone...."
Luke 6:27 New International Version (NIV)
Love for Enemies
27 “But to you who are listening I say: Love your enemies, do good to those who hate you, 28 bless those who curse you, pray for those who mistreat you. 29 If someone slaps you on one cheek, turn to them the other also. If someone takes your coat, do not withhold your shirt from them. 30 Give to everyone who asks you, and if anyone takes what belongs to you, do not demand it back. 31 Do to others as you would have them do to you. 32 “If you love those who love you, what credit is that to you? Even sinners love those who love them. 33 And if you do good to those who are good to you, what credit is that to you? Even sinners do that. 34 And if you lend to those from whom you expect repayment, what credit is that to you? Even sinners lend to sinners, expecting to be repaid in full. 35 But love your enemies, do good to them, and lend to them without expecting to get anything back. Then your reward will be great, and you will be children of the Most High, because he is kind to the ungrateful and wicked. 36 Be merciful, just as your Father is merciful.Kindness is the very language which the deaf can hear and a blind can see.
People will not remember your status...They will remember your character.
Kind words are short and easy to speak but it echoes endless.
If I install a hidden cam in all corners of your house, work place, or a mic in your phone.....What do you think would I see? Are you generating this kindness like you are supposed to?
Let your light shine before men so they would see your good work and glorify God who is in heaven. It should shine so bright that it radically changes the people around us.
