Kindness is a great thing to have, but it’s not always easy to find. Many sisters today are selfish, unfriendly, and uncaring towards others. You may even be secretly resentful or jealous of others who seem happier than you are. Kindness toward others requires conscious effort, which can be difficult to maintain over the long term. However, if you cultivate kindness in your own hearts and minds, it can serve as a potent stress reliever and lead to more happiness and peace.
What is kindness? It’s the quality of being friendly, generous, and considerate. It’s taking actions that make others’ lives better. It’s being aware of others and their needs and doing your best to meet those needs. Kindness is not just a good deed; it’s a lifestyle. It’s being kind to yourself, your family, friends, co-workers, strangers, and the environment. It’s having a positive attitude and being willing to help others. A sister who practices kindness is more likely to be trusting of other people, and less likely to hurt someone else intentionally.
Forgiveness is not the attribute of the whorish spirit and spirit of the strange woman that is prevalent in sisters today. One of those attributes is meanness, the opposite of kindness. Sisters become mean for a variety of reasons. The main reason is they feel their self-esteem is threatened. Let’s be honest, the law puts sisters in a subservient position, so their self-esteem is going to be damaged. Therefore Proverbs 31:26 is in the scriptures, it’s the reality of the woman’s position in Israelite law and culture. Sisters need to work at being kind because of this reality.
Sisters must know you are wrestling with spirits. You can’t just sit back and expect people to be nice to you all the time (even if they are). You must be mindful of your own internal demons, especially when dealing with people who are negative or unkind towards you (such as family members or co-workers). When you’re around people who are negative, you must be able to recognize the negative spirits and let them know that you are aware of it. If you can’t do that, you’re going to be stuck with a lot of negativities in your life.
Kindness is one of the most powerful forces we know. It is something that most of us take for granted, but not everyone does. If you want to be a better person, try being kinder every day. You never know when someone might need a kind word or deed, or when you might be able to make someone’s day just by being there. Kindness is not something that you do once and then forget about. It needs to be practiced throughout your life.
Kindness doesn’t come naturally to everyone. It takes work to make it a habit. That doesn’t mean you have to go out of your way to be kind all the time. Choose your opportunities carefully and then do your best to live up to them. You may also find it helpful to talk to someone about why you feel so stressed out about being kind. Talking about your feelings with someone can help you deal with stress more effectively and improve your well-being.
To be kind, you must choose to be. It doesn’t mean you can’t be naturally kind from time to time. It just means that you must be ready and willing to be kind when you see that opportunity arise. When you live a life full of kindness, you will be amazed at how much better you feel working on living up to a virtuous woman of the Most High.