Kill Them With Kindness
Kill Them With Kindness
ByOne of the best ways to maintain peace in your life is to exercise kindness to others. Our natural reaction, when offended by others, is to close up and put up barriers. We may decide, well they’ve done me wrong I won’t speak to them. Or they’ve hurt me so I won’t give them the time of day.
But remember, Jesus was wounded for our transgressions. He was bruised for our iniquities. He could have easily decided to neglect those who hurt Him. He could’ve come down off the cross but if He did, where would we be? We would all be lost.
I believe that God is moved when we exercise love in those times when it’s most difficult. In other words, when someone wrongs you, don’t react in anger or bitterness. Don’t close up and put up walls. Respond in love and forgiveness. Kill them with kindness.
Forgiveness frees you and helps you to let go of those burdens that others put on you. I challenge you to go out of your way and show random acts of kindness to those who have put you down.
That person who overlooks and ignores you, keep speaking to them. One day they’ll come around. Their life will be changed by your kindness. That person who talked about you, forgive them. Be a Godly example of love and purity to them.
God has given you the tools to be a positive example. And you may discover that operating in forgiveness is one of the hardest things to do. But I encourage you to dig a little deeper. Find that inner strength that God has given you and exercise the agape love that Jesus exemplified here on earth.
Don’t let others steal your joy. Instead spread that joy, it’s contagious! Kill them with kindness and notice a great change as you rise to higher heights today!
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hello sir i am renu from india…well i do agry with your thoughts sir but sumtimes our kindness is being misundertood as cowardness… people take us forgranted …. what should be done in these kinda situati’n ??
and wonna say thats a nice effort … great work …
may god bless you..!!
thanks for sharing your thoughts…
Hi Renu,
Welcome! You bring up a very good question. Living a life in the image of God is not an easy thing to do. In doing so, you will be misunderstood. Your kindness will be taken for granted. But the love that Jesus had, Agape love, was a love like no other. It was an unconditional love that wasn’t based on how others treated Him. It’s not an easy walk but it’s well worth it. When you’re faced with those times where you feel misunderstood, try offering up a prayer. Pray that God will strengthen you to withstand those moments when you feel misunderstood.