One-minute read.
“No one likes being around a grouch.”
Golfing with a friend, talking about an unhappy person who deliberately made people miserable with her actions, my golfing buddy’s statement struck me. Nobody likes spending time with negative people who bring them down, and cruel people want to have people join them in their misery.
As an ex-mean girl who loved to point out the downside of any situation, I strive to let kindness rule my actions. However, I can’t become a nice person without the help of the Savior. My natural instinct cuts people to the core with words, but Jesus shows me a different way to interact with people. Never, in the Savior’s story, do you see Him act or say cruel things. Christ does speak the truth, but He does so with love and caring.
You have a choice of how you respond to any situation: with kindness or with cruelty. Whatever decision you make will determine the response you receive. The more I strive to respond with Christ’s love, the more I receive love in return. But when I strike out in my hurt, I receive nothing good in return.
Kindness rewards you, cruelty destroys you. Choose well today, and respond in kindness to the best of your ability.
Journal Question:
When have you responded cruelly and suffered the consequences?
Random Act of Kindness:
Choose to respond with kindness today, no matter what the situation.
