Relational Kindness

I will be kind to every day.

The two most common scenarios we demonstrate unkindness are in or in .

¹ If I could speak all the languages of earth and of angels, but didn’t love others, I would only be a noisy gong or a clanging cymbal. ² If I had the gift of prophecy, and if I understood all of God’s secret plans and possessed all knowledge, and if I had such faith that I could move mountains, but didn’t love others, I would be nothing. ³ If I gave everything I have to the poor and even sacrificed my body, I could boast about it; but if I didn’t love others, I would have gained nothing. (1 Corinthians 13:1-3)

⁴ Love is patient and kind. Love is not jealous or boastful or proud ⁵ or rude. It does not demand its own way. It is not irritable, and it keeps no record of being wronged. ⁶ It does not rejoice about injustice but rejoices whenever the truth wins out. ⁷ Love never gives up, never loses faith, is always hopeful, and endures through every circumstance. (1 Corinthians 13:4-7)

Kindness is love wearing .

1. Position myself to .

⁴ Fathers, do not provoke your children to anger by the way you treat them. (Ephesians 6:4)

2. Don’t take my people for .

¹⁰ Love each other with genuine affection, and take delight in honoring each other (Romans 12:10)

3. Be

⁷ Dear friends, let us continue to love one another, for love comes from God. Anyone who loves is a child of God and knows God. ⁸ But anyone who does not love does not know God, for God is love. ⁹ God showed how much he loved us by sending His one and only Son into the world so that we might have eternal life through Him. (1 John 4:7-9)

I am patient and kind. I am not jealous or boastful or proud or rude. I do not demand my own way. I am not irritable, and I keep no record of being wronged. I do not rejoice about injustice but rejoice whenever the truth wins out. My love never gives up, never loses faith, is always hopeful, and endures through every circumstance.

FIERCE KINDNESS LINKS:

• • What is Fierce Kindness?
  • Watch the Daily Devos
  • Plan your Daily Kindness Challenges
  • Join a Fierce Kindness Group

Additional Notes