S04E097, Kindness doesn't need to be costly! Andy B 2 Minute Video

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Kindness doesn’t have to be something we reserve for special occasions. It doesn’t have to cost us everything we have either, but it will always cost us something.

At the time of writing there’s proof of the need for kindness in our world as a former South African satanist - of many years - recently became a Christian. Why? Because of an unprompted act of kindness from someone he didn’t know, that led Him straight to the face of Jesus Christ, and His love.

Yesterday evening I was doing some shopping. In front of me was a lady who was about to pay for her shopping, but she couldn’t afford a pack of biscuits as well, so she had hand them back to the cashier. And, with her shopping bill now low enough, she paid and started to leave. 

I knew what I needed to do, but I hesitated. What if she was offended at me asking? What would she think of a strange man offering to pay for some of her food? What would the cashier think? Excuses poured through my mind at lightning speed!

But, then, the Holy Spirit shouted louder and my voice found itself - I offered to pay for her packet of biscuits.

She initially said no and, after some hesitation on her part [“see, God, I knew I was wrong to ask, now she’s offended” – shut up Andy (my own voice here!)…wait……], and after a rather direct prompting by the Holy Spirit to stop being stupid – and silent – I found my voice again and persisted with my offer to buy those biscuits for her!

The biscuits went through with my shopping but, as she was leaving, she came right back, grabbed my hand, looked straight in my eyes and told me how exhausted she was after a 12 hour shift. Those biscuits were her way of keeping herself going a bit longer!

Kindness doesn’t have to cost the world. But it will cost us something. It’s also a one ninth of the Fruit of the Spirit, so it’s something we should always be pouring out to others as a result of our relationship with God!

So, be on the lookout for opportunities to be kind! Who knows what difference your kindness make to someone else? And, remember, that you might be the only piece of Jesus they see that day…so make it count!

Just a thought…

Andy B

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