Try a little kindness

Greetings:
When you think of kindness, what does that mean to you?
Is kindness a bag full of fresh garden vegetables taken to a friend or even a complete stranger?
Is kindness an encouraging note sent by a friend?
Is kindness a caring shoulder to cry on?
Is kindness bowl full of chocolate chip cookies fresh from the oven delivered from a friend?
Is kindness a telephone call just to say 'hello and how are you doing'?
Is kindness greeting someone on the street with a smile?
Kindness gives a person a warm good feeling, it just does.
No wonder it's one of the fruits of the Spirit.
Read Galatians 5:22-23 and see that kindness is there in the list of fruits that we should cultivate in our orchard of life.
“The fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness and self-control.”
When we're kind, others get to experience that warmth, and whether they realize it or not they are also experiencing some of God's own character.
When the kindness and love of God our Savior appeared, he saved us, not because of righteous things we had done, but because of his mercy.
Through the life of Jesus Christ we see the greatest, most complete example of kindness we'll ever know. God saw a whole lot of hurt, brokenness and despair.
He saw people with no hope of breaking free from pain and suffering. And so he sent his Son to our rescue.
There wasn't any kind of logical reason for him to do that. No one deserved this kind of special kindness.
Titus 3:3 reminds us of where we came from.
"At one time we too were foolish, disobedient, deceived and enslaved by all kinds of passions and pleasures … "
The key word is "enslaved."
Sin enslaves us like a prisoner shackled and chained in the deepest, darkest jailhouse.
We are deceived by the things the world says will make us happy—clothes, cars, a big bank account, popularity among our peers.
But when we accept salvation, the chains of enslavement are broken and we are set free.
God knew what we needed before we even asked for it. That's kindness—the ability to recognize the needs of others and take steps to meet those needs.
Kindness is understanding.
Kindness is compassion towards others when we have nothing to gain.
Be kind today in some way, reach out, see and act on the needs of others above our own wants.
Be blessed.