Fruit of the Spirit: Kindness
The Fruit of the
Spirit
A while ago you may recall the we talked about the fruit of the Spirit: Love, Joy, peace etc...
“But the fruit of the Spirit [the
result of His presence within us] is
love [unselfish concern for
others],
joy [inner] peace,
patience [not the ability to wait,
but how we act while waiting],
kindness,
goodness,
faithfulness,
gentleness,
self-control.
Against such things there is no law.”
(Galatians 5:22-23)(Amplified)
Kindness
is a Seed
Do not
misunderstand me I know that it is a fruit but like any fruit kindness has a
seed enclosed in it. When you sow the
seed in people’s lives you will reap the benefits of it. Maybe a harvest of kindness in return. Kindness softens the ground in which it is
planted. We ought not to be kind with
others who are kind only to us but kind to the angry. The Holy Spirit will enable to do that in
time.
Kindness
is Wealth
If you
have kindness as a person, you are the wealthiest person in the whole
world. Many have a short temper and wish
they could control it. Kindness is the
key that unlock every heart. Who can
resist it? A few still can, they crucified him. Kindness was in that Person. Jesus Christ!
Proverbs
11:17 even says that “A man who is kind benefits himself, but a cruel man hurts
himself.”
Kindness
is an Attitude
Kindness
is more than words and words do not cut it.
You can speak nice words with a heart full of malice and you will be
detected in the end. Do not try to full anybody because nobody will be fooled. Get rid of the anger that is in your heart and pray
God to make you a kind person who is genuine in their heart.
Kindness
makes you healthy because in Proverbs 16:24 it says that “gracious words are
like honeycomb, sweetness to the soul and health to the body.”
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