Acts of Kindness

One of the aspects of life that escapes me often times is the selflessness that God calls us to in random happenstance situations where I have the opportunity to forget my agenda and care about somebody. Not just wanting to "show" I care or "get credit" for caring, but simply investing in someone out of love for our Heavenly Father. Jesus, Himself did this constantly when He walked amongst outcasts, betrayers, accusers, antagonists, and persecuters. We ALL have encountered these categories of people in our life and truly bless from defying norms with kind words and kind gestures. Any time I hear a story about a rough exchange between 2 people, I think about the effects of a kind response. It is so unexpected or undervalued at many moments. Also, it is so easy to want to tell someone when I do something kind. That defeats the purpose and only feeds the prideful instinct in me. I know that God is truly honored and reflected when we are able to anonymously shed love on someone in need....which is all of us.