There are small things that you and I can do that will have a big impact on our lives and in the lives of others. These things do not have to cost you any money and will only take just a moment of time.
It really is not that hard to be kind to others and when we are kind to others, it opens up tremendous opportunity to grow, share and be blessed. I want to encourage each of us to think about EXPRESSING KINDNESS and then do it. If we ever start to think right, then we can begin to put into practice this amazing gift of our Creator that allows ordinary to become extraordinary.
Ephesians 4:32 says: “Be kind to one another, tenderhearted, forgiving one another, as God in Christ forgave you.” Below is a short video that gives you some ideas about this small thing that can make a big impact!
What do you want for yourself, for your life? What does God want for yourself, for your life? I am discovering that what God wants for me and my life is much better than what I want for myself and my life. As I look back on my life, I can see where I actually kept getting in the way of what is best.
Look at this amazing passage of Scripture, it says it so beautifully: “2Grace and peace be multiplied unto you through the knowledge of God, and of Jesus our Lord, 3According as his divine power hath given unto us all things that pertain unto life and godliness, through the knowledge of him that hath called us to glory and virtue: 4Whereby are given unto us exceeding great and precious promises: that by these ye might be partakers of the divine nature, having escaped the corruption that is in the world through lust.” 2 Peter 1:2-4
God wants grace and peace to be multiplied into and through our lives. It is multiplied as we step out of our own knowledge and into our knowledge of Him and His Son, our Savior. This allows us to yield to His Spirit and experience His purpose and plan.
His divine power has given us everything we need to live the life of Godliness that He has called us to and created us for, a life of virtue and glory. When I depend on my power, I rob myself of the opportunity to participate in the divine.
He has given us His exceeding great and precious promises, so that we might be partakers of the divine nature and escape the corruption that comes from the lust of the world. We have a choice to make and our choice determines where and how we will live. Notice, God does not just give us promises, He gives us His exceeding great and precious promises.
God has and wants what is best for us and our lives, lets step out of our selfishness and into His promises – we will be glad we did!
You have a very important decision to make today! Will you spend your energy planting seeds in the physical or in the spiritual? The Bible says in Galatians 6:8 “Whoever sows to please their flesh, from the flesh will reap destruction; whoever sows to please the Spirit, from the Spirit will reap eternal life.”
This is our two options: We can sow to the flesh or to the spirit, they both bring forth a harvest. The real question is what kind of harvest do you want? Think about it as you do your work and living today and make some good choices. Let’s look forward to a good harvest of the abundant and everlasting stuff of God!
Michael Joe Harvell 