time for my take on kindness

so at church today the sermon was about kindness. which interestingly enough i was going to write this yesterday but was still a little groggy from the whole anesthesia thing. This isn't to call anyone out ( in a negative way) or to make anyone feel guilty. if you do read this and feel guilty, or upset and think I'm talking about you maybe there is a reason for that. often we feel a certain way because we are in the wrong. the spirit has a way of talking to us. at any rate consider chelsi. when i was thinking about her the past few days i was totally touched. Now i just had my boobs poked via surgery so they said i would be slightly more hormonal. at any rate i was impressed by chels i started to cry. Here is a girl who is beautiful, she is a single mom of two kids, she works, she does the whole school thing and she is pulled in all kinds of different directions yet what was she doing this weekend? raising money for cancer research. Often you can find her making a difference in the community. Now she is very humble person and doesn't even know that i am writing about her and whether she ever got recognition or not she would still try to help others in need. or consider Kristin. i had the chance to meet Kristin several months ago. She is a super sweet heart who is also a sister, a wife, a daughter and has a career. On a personal quest to make her life better she has inadvertently touched the lives of people all over the country inspiring young women not only to be healthy but to treat themselves and others with respect. amazing. there are so many others. Here is what I am getting at. OK there are a few things. One kindness comes in all shapes size and packages. You don't have to necessarily walk around with a poster board announcing your wanting to be kind to make a difference. OK next point and while this has effected me personally but really i am talking in terms of humanity. Over the past few weeks i have heard people say things not only to me but to people who were in more dire situations than me. Things like.. "I want to help but I am mom so I just cant be there" or.. " i want to help others but I go to school so i don't have time" or.."I'm tired." the list could go on and on and on and on some more. Listen up! Chelsi is a mom, chelsi is a student, chelsi probably gets tired yet she can still find time. The truth is sometimes it takes seconds to offer someone kindness and compassion. M had some medical issues this week. She recently sent me a message and said all she wanted was for someone to call. So.. is it enough if you know your friend is sick, sore, grieving, or discouraged and you simply click the like button or comment on their facebook page? is it enough just to send a text but just not manage to find the time to call or visit someone who has literally been fighting for their life? Is it enough to nod at the preacher as he preaches about kindness? is it enough to wish to be kinder? i don't know that i have the answers and i think we need to each ask ourselves the tough questions and be honest. the truth is i think we can all do better. well and the reality is being kind can be an inconvenience. it can be stressful it can make us tired, maybe we wont get to sleep in, maybe we wont get to go out and party that night but when you treat others with genuine compassion you become a better person and God takes notice of your works. some people don't help others because they are angry. how do we break that cycle? one kind act at a time. I'm a sensitive person. When i see someone who is truly in need and being ignored it breaks my heart. when it is me that is affected of course it hurts.when i know there are people who are reading this that will just go back to their business of excuses and being self absorbed to be honest it makes me nauseated. but to those who go out of their way to be kind, I am humbled, honored and inspired by the fact that i have a chance to be your friend. Thank you for never ceasing to amaze me and for advancing the kingdom