The Defiance of Love and Kindness

The defiance of love and kindness is counterintuitive. Yet each little act of love and kindness is a rebellion against tyranny, bitterness, and unkindness. Each unexpected demonstration of love helps restore faith in humanity and perhaps God.

As we sail the stormy seas of Life, we believe that, despite the battering our lives take and the deep water we find ourselves in, Christ comes to us in our daily lives and helps us land safely on heaven’s shore.

While heaven is (and always will be) a mystery, it is in dreams, visions, and parables that we discern the deepest and most profound truths pertaining to this earthly life and the heavenly life to come.

The apostle Paul affirms that God is present, not hidden, and that nothing will separate us from God’s love. If we accept this truth then perhaps God is not so hard to spot after all, even amid tragedies and hardships.

All Christians experience internal spiritual struggles. We learn a valuable strategy from Paul in suppressing our spiritual struggles and being the persons we truly want to be by relying on the help of Jesus Christ.

As Christians, God wants us, and what God wants seems impossible! We are wanted dead to sin and alive to God in Christ.

We have received access to God’s grace, through Jesus Christ; the response to this good news is to open ourselves up, and to make ourselves accessible to others as grace-filled people.

The God of Abraham is our God who still makes promises and still calls us to do God’s work. The question is: “Are we listening and responding?”