One exciting APP is KINDNESS! God understands what His children need in their lives that will move them closer to Christ. Kindness is something that all of us would like more of in our lives.
Kindness is the act or the state of being kind. It is marked by goodness and charitable behavior, mild disposition, pleasantness, tenderness and concern for others. It is known as a virtue, and recognized as a value in many cultures and religions:
- The Talmud claims that "deeds of kindness are equal in weight to all the commandments."
- Paul of Tarsus defines love as being "patient and kind..." (I Corinthians).
- In Buddhism, one of the Ten Perfections (Paramitas) is Mettā, which is usually translated into English as "loving-kindness". Tenzin Gyatso, 14th Dalai Lama wrote "my religion is kindness" and authored a book entitled "Kindness, Clarity, and Insight".
- Confucius urges his followers to "recompense kindness with kindness."
- Kindness is listed as a fruit of the Spirit in Galations 5.
The world tells us that behavior doesn’t matter as much as results. Winning matters! It’s one of the worldly games of life. Christians are in another game of life, an eternal game. Our rules and our goals are different. We live in the world but we do not follow the rules of the world because they do not have eternal value. The values in the Bible are the ones that are eternal. It is these that we adhere to. God promises to be kind to us and asks that we practice kindness to one another and the environment we live in.
If this is an APP for you, then simply pray for God to come and install this gift of KINDNESS from the Holy Spirit into your heart and watch your relationships transform in front of your eyes!
God loves you and so do I!
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