My dear Friends, there are so many names I could put here but the hour is late...and I am very tired. Thought I would put a few tidbits...along with scriptures.
"Honor all people. Love the brotherhood. Fear God. Honor the king. Servants, be submissive to your masters with all fear, not only to the good and gentle, but also to the harsh" (
1 Peter 2:17-18).
"He who does not love does not know God, for God is love" (
1 John 4:8; compare
1 John 2:9-11).
In
Ephesians 4:32 we are told that we are
to be kind and compassionate to one another, forgiving each other, just as God forgave us.
Kindness of speech is not equal to weakness. Kindness and firmness can easily flow from the same lips and must when truth is at stake.
Hebrews 7:7 - "And without question, the person who has the power to give a blessing is greater than the one who is blessed." (NLT)
As John tells us, God is love. Love sums up God's character, His motivation, how He lives and how He deals with us. He wants us to show love in all our dealings with others even to those that differ with us. He wants us to show the world His Character.
The dictionary says:
Kindness is the quality or state of being kind.
Being kind speaks of a friendly, generous, or warm-hearted nature, showing sympathy or understanding, being charitable, gentle, sensitive, considerate, forbearing, and tolerant.
Kindness also softens the hard and angry hearts of men. “A gentle answer turns away wrath” (
Proverbs 15:l).
Another scripture I think about is For it is
“not by might, nor by power, but by my Spirit, says the Lord Almighty” (
Zechariah 4:6). We humans want to push things down people´s throats...God teaches us it is not that way...
So in our quest for respect let us remember to be kind even when we do not see eye to eye.
Kindness begets kindness; it is an investment which reaps great dividends.
Since our speech reflects what is in our hearts (Matt. 12:34), watchfulness of our speech should improve our conduct. Let each do her part to eliminate backbiting, gossip, and hurtful words from our speech. Let us practice the law of kindness.
Someone once asked me if I could respect someone I differ with. My answer was yes. I have 2 close friends that are Jehovah´s Witnesses. I deeply respect them but I do not agree with them.
Under no circumstances would I mistreat them yet I would not agree with them...I think there is a way to disagree without killing.
I do understand there are some people sadly we have to take different ways however even taking different ways we may have to explain why but we do not have to do it in the wrong spirit.
I have parted ways in the wrong spirit and later regretted it...Hind sight is always the best...however....
Hybrid Mode
