Sunday, March 1, 2015

Love is Kind

Kindness: [kahynd-nis] noun. The quality of being friendly, generous, and considerate.

Fighting fair.
Putting yourself in the other's shoes.
Choosing to remember all the good.
Extending the grace and forgiveness that you have already received.
Admitting your mistakes.
Choosing your words wisely.
Learning to practice patience.
Anticipating needs.
Going out of your way to bless.
Being helpful.
Listening beyond the words spoken.
Overlooking offenses.
Accepting reality vs: what might have been.
Protecting, not exposing.
Lifting up, not tearing down.
Transparency.
Giving the benefit of the doubt.

Taking the time to think about how you would like to be treated before you react or respond or confront or correct.

1 Cor. 13:4 (ESV)Love is... kind.