How hard is it?

 

Some of us tend to make kindness a rather selective thing don’t we? We appreciate it when someone is kind to us, particularly when there seems to be no real reason for doing so. Yet, we aren’t always as kind as we wish we would be—like when;

·         We know someone we know is financially struggling, yet we don’t help because we are too concerned about parting with some of our money.

·         We see the homeless person on the street approaching us and we avoid eye contact or make a quick turn away.

·         We know the elderly lady across the street has trouble getting about, yet we conveniently ignore her plight.

·         We know one of the guys in our small group is really struggling yet we don’t find the time to give him our shoulder to lean on.

·         We think random acts of kindness are for sissies and women.

Kindness breeds kindness, no matter what station of life the giver or receiver is at. Kindness, particularly when unexpected and random in nature, is a true form of humility. Kindness with no limits on race, creed, need, or socio-economic status is the ultimate in kindness. Jesus, throughout His ministry provided us with example after example of the most humble and basic forms of kindness—because He loved all.

Bottom Line Thought: How hard can it be for you to live a life of humble kindness?