A thought by Andy Stanley (2015-01-06) from his book, The New Rules for Love, Sex, and Dating (p. 80). Zondervan. Kindle Edition. (Click on the title to go to Amazon.com to buy the book.) I know that this is a thought that we all agree with don’t we? Now if they are kind that sparks something within you. This is one area that we see what it means to embrace love as a verb. I Corinthians 13:4 in the Bible says, “Love is kind.” Andy says, “To be kind is to leverage one’s strength on behalf of another. When we’re kind, we put our strength, abilities, and resources on loan to someone who lacks them. When you’re kind, you put you at someone’s disposal. Kindness is powerful. Kindness is a decision. It’s the decision to do for others what they cannot in that moment do for themselves. Kindness, in its purest form, is unconditional. It’s not a means to a personal end. The goal of kindness is to benefit the person to whom it’s extended. Kindness is love’s response to weakness.
Continuing a thought from a book I am reading...