Kindness and gentleness are two very important fruit that should be developing in our life. I hope you think proactively about being kind all the time. Kindness seeds produce! To make it really practical, here are some simple ideas, or ways for you to start showing kindness to those around you!
Take every opportunity to make smile at people
Remember the elderly, the mentally or physically challenged that have additional
obstacles in life….try to help make life easier for them through kindness
Let others in line ahead of you
Be kind in traffic!
Give compliments!
Hold the door for others, especially new moms and the elderly.
Pay for someone’s meal or drink in the coffee line or fast food restaurant
Tip well
Call, text or email people in your world who might need encouragement.
Never underestimate how much impact kind words can have on someone’s life.
Always be looking for ways to affirm and value those around you. It is all too easy to do the opposite. We look for things that are negative naturally. We have to train ourselves to look for the positive and to use our words to say the kind thing instead of what might have come to mind initially. Proverbs 18:20-22 says this:
A man’s stomach shall be satisfied from the fruit of his mouth;
From the produce of his lips he shall be filled.
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Death and life are in the power of the tongue,
And those who love it will eat its fruit.
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He who finds a wife finds a good thing,
And obtains favor from the Lord.
There is the power of life and death in what we speak, and kind words in any situation, have the power to change situations for the better. And all you husbands out there, you find favor with God when you find a wife! You blessed man!
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