Love Is Kind

There's lots of deficits in this ole world -- rain, food, gold, only to mention a few.  One of largest shortages I can think of is kindness.  Even to the most kind of us, we run low on it sometimes.  When was the last time you stopped to pick up something someone dropped or allow someone in front of you in the grocery line or held the door open for another person?  Little and random acts of kindness go a long, long way with the hearts of others.  Actually, they go a long way with our hearts, too!

 

First Corinthians 1:4 puts it very plain " ... love is kind."  I double-checked and see no parentheses indicating to whom we are to be kind -- friends, those who are kind to you, to smart people, or even if you feel like it.  No, according to God's Word, kindness crosses time, culture, race, religions and personalities.  It may not be convenient or our first choice, but kindness (otherwise known as love) is a Godly response to the unlovely, the unkind, the foolish, and the mean-spirited.  Mary Whelchel writes, "Kind means smiling at others; it means not saying the sarcastic words that come into your mind; it means putting up with interruptions and not showing your annoyance about it, to mention a few."  Being kind sounds so easy, but we know it is not.  What a challenge for today, as well as a great use of the time God has gifted us.