Chocolate and Kindness Dealers
I have exposed my DELIGHT for anything chocolate for a very long time. My husband is an accessory to my habit. He knows that one See’s salted chocolate caramel morsel brings me to heaven on earth. Yum! Surely heaven will include seeing Jesus face-to-face, streets of gold, AND chocolate! Heavenly delicacies.
Chocolate — that SWEET, savory, God-given, delicacy of DELIGHT. But I can’t compare chocolate to my DELIGHT in God and His Word because there is no comparison. But I can remind us about some of God’s delicacies from His Word. Seems He has a sweet tooth, too!
Proverbs 16:24 says “KIND words are like honey— sweet to the soul and healthy for the body.”
That reminds me of honey on a biscuit or roll! And whenever I think of something HEALTHY, I think of fresh tomatoes, avocados, and basil slathered in balsamic vinegar glaze, perfectly guilt-free and healthy to eat! Donna, you mean when we are speaking KIND words, we are benefited right along with those to who we are speaking KIND words?
YES! SWEET and HEALTHY are rarely mentioned in the same sentence yet that is exactly how this proverb describes KIND words. They are like honey. It is both sweet to the soul (our soul — our will, mind, and emotions in sweetness — not anger, fear, anxiety) and healthy for the body (our body reaps the rewards of our kindness). Just imagine what a steady diet of our kind words could do — not only for others, but for us!
What if we chose to use our words, the ones we speak and the ones we write, to bring KINDNESS into the lives of everyone around us? What if each KIND word we say is an agent of healing, a sweet balm for another one’s soul AND our soul? What if we became intentional about being a bearer of KIND words?
There are enough harsh, bitter, angry, stinging words being thrown around today. What if we were KINDNESS dealers, handing out doses of KINDNESS everywhere we go? Kindness costs little but pays huge dividends in our own lives and in the lives of those we touch. It’s a habit that paves the way to a sweet and healthy, joy-filled life.
Lord, we pray that Your words of loving kindness will fill us to overflowing to others. Help us to speak kind and encouraging words. Help us to be a people of love. Thank You for being the Giver of all true kindness. Thank you, Lord, for helping us to be KINDNESS dealers.
So be it, Lord! AMEN!