dailydatewithgod

So the second attribute given is “Love is kind…” and whether it is the sake of continuity or just God’s way of reminding me to be loving again today, here is the focus.  I do think of that bumper sticker that so many of us have seen: “Random acts of kindness and senseless acts of beauty.”  For me, I have learned that kindness starts with my thinking.  Of course, nothing matter much unless it is taken into action but my intention is important to pay attention to.  I think what I have learned over the years is kindness towards myself.  I learned early on to be loving and kind to other people–that it is the godly way to live.  However, what I didn’t understand was that it is hard to truly be kind to others if I am busy thinking such unkind things about myself.  Sometimes, though I am so much better, I realize that I would never talk to someone else the way I talk to myself.  Somehow I don’t think that God looks at me and sees all that is not being done, and all that doesn’t measure up and all that needs to be fixed. Why would he?  He created me and is well pleased.  Why then, do I think I know better than God and am not pleased?  Good question for me.  So how does this all relate to kindness?  I find that I have to start by asking God, how can I be kind in thought and deed towards myself.  Help me to acknowledge what You see in me.  Once those become the eyes through which I see myself they will directly correlate to how I see the world and those about me.  Kindness for me then is about what I am focusing on.  I have this beautiful mind that is often like a metal detector for negative thoughts–searching the sands of life for what is wrong here.  That is part of why I have these daily dates with God because I need to connect with thinking that is kind and gentle and beautiful and I cannot do that on my own.  For today, my task is to focus on kindness, to see how it is created in the world and how it is present in me in thought and deed.  And if my thoughts go elsewhere I can just notice and say hey God–need some help here and as usual–He will be right there.  I wish you many thoughts and as an extension acts of kindness today–both towards yourself and those about you.  Make it a kind day.  Peace~Colleen

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