If people, you know, can be kind, can you imagine how kind God can be? I love this definition of the act of being kind: having or showing a gentle nature and a desire to help others: wanting and liking to do good things and to bring happiness to others. In Matthew 7:11, Christ shares with us the heart of Father God. God wants to give good gifts to those who ask of them from Him! We know how to ask for good gifts from our parents, spouse, children, and friends. However, we fall short of asking for good gifts from God.

This morning, a mom offered to drive not just her son but mine and another boy, to indoor baseball. The weather is cold and snowy. So this lady often offers to taxi the boys around. I thanked her and noted how she is always so kind in her offerings. I thought about this mothers act of kindness and then remembered the kindness that our Heavenly Father shows us constantly. At first I cried, and asked God to forgive me for not thanking Him for the many acts of kindness that He does for us every day! I admitted to God that sometimes I take His acts of kindness for granted because I have grown to expect Him to do them each day. This made me very sad. I told the Lord that I would thank him for His kindness toward me.

I thought about how God gently corrects us when we are wrong. He teaches us right ways. He desires to help us as we learn His ways. He even gives us the Holy Spirit to help us live right. God promised never to leave us, not even when we struggle as a result of our disobedience. Rather, He told us to cast our cares on Him because He cares for us. He wants to do good things for us. He wants to give us good gifts. He said He would supply all that we need. In reflecting on God’s kindness toward me, I began to praise Him—For showing me how much He loves me. For giving me the truth about His kindness and for forgiving me for not having remembered all that He has done for me.

I prayed and asked God to help change me. To help my heart to see his kindness and to thank Him for all that, He does for me. When I finished thanking God, he asked me to pray for the God things that He has…because He wants to give them to me. I carefully crafted my prayer to be sure I was asking for only the things He knows good for me. What a lesson on kindness.

Thank You, Lord.