Recently, I was reflecting on the issue of Kindness. I looked at
Kindness from difference perspectives. What it really stands for, as one
of the positive qualities of humans, and also as one of the
characteristics of the new man or new life in Christ ( Ephesians 4:32, Colossians 3:12 ). I equally looked at Kindness as one of the attributes of the Divine nature(2 Peter 1:7 ).
As a liberal but renewed mind, I quite agree with the different
perspective of Kindness. They all take different angles to it but
obviously have the same facts. In as much as I agree with the social
definition of Kindness; I also strongly believe in the final authority
of God's word over it.
After a very deep thought however, I came to a personal conclusion that
there are two faces of Kindness. There is the Kindness of expectation
and the Kindness of no expectation.
The Kindness of expectation is expressed with covert intentions that one
day it would be remembered and it would be payback time - whether in
the long or short run. I also call this the Kindness of peculiar
interest.
The Kindness of no expectation is expressed as a life style. It is
expressed to impact lives, identify with negative situations or change
unpleasant circumstances. It is expressed as an imbibed quality of
virtue. It is expressed as a fruit of the Spirit. This is also what I
call the Kindness of goodwill. Only a selected few expresses this face
of kindness.
Which kindness do you express ??? It is one thing to be kind but another thing to show the right kind of kindness.
Does your kindness bring glory to God ???
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