Be Nice-- It's a Part of God

 Life brings with it ups and down;

things such as kindness and goodness will be remembered always.

     There was a point in my life that I got so frustrated that my kindness was being taken advantage of -- that I actually told God that I was tired of being the nice girl. It seemed as though kindness was judged on the scale as weakness.

     Then to my surprise- The Spirit of God uttered back to me, “I'm Nice.” As I allowed his words to soak in, I thought on his daily goodness toward us, and how many times we fail to show him appreciation. There are times we reached out for more without being thankful for what he had already given, and yet he remains faithful in allowing the rise of the morning sun, and waters from the heavenly fountain; and not once has he allowed the sky to fall.

     God wants us to be like him; we should at the least strive to be. When you know you have the quality of being nice, there is no need to continue to try to prove yourself to anyone.

     Being nice doesn't mean to allow people to take advantage of you. God, with all of his goodness isn't being overbearing to prove his kindness to us. In this we know it's okay to leave people to their own opinions about us when we refuse to go along with their requests or demands.

     Satan also misjudged God's kindness and thought very little of his goodness, which is why he sought to take away God's Throne from him. He underestimated God. Then to his surprise--he was cast out of the Kingdom of God. Jesus said that he beheld Satan fall from heaven like lighting.

• satan assumed gentleness meant weakness
• he assumed kindness had no strength
• he assumed grace was ignorant
• he assumed peace was deaf and blind
• he assumed meekness was fear
• he assumed faith was dead
• he assumed nice was helpless like a premature child
• he assumed love was stupid
• he assumed joy was drunkenness
• ...and he assumed incorrectly and received to himself an everlasting curse of damnation.

Those who chose to misjudge the goodness of God in the people who chose to show God's love are assuming wrong, just as satan did.

Confidence

Thanks to God, everyone has a measure of confidence (Faith).

• The consciousness of confidence has rewards of charismatic perks.
• With confidence, one sees the light in the darkest matter.
• Confidence will cause one to bring life to any dull occasion because it
• causes boredom to hide itself and it brings luminescence to the dimmest settings.
• Confidence is notice from a distance; its stride bounces from each step taken.
• Confidence jingles, rings, and flares because it exists. It exhibits liberation sounds of laughter, and it is heard from afar.
• Confidence has its on style, and makes ordinary extraordinary.
• Confidence dresses with dignity, for its style becks for attention; it adds brightness to the eyes and makes the smile more noticeable.
• Confidence dances to the beats of its own drum; it marches and parades the banner of longevity.
• Confidence flexes its muscles; it creates comfort in unfamiliarity.
• Confidence will produce the feeling of wealth, even when one’s pockets are empty.

 Without confidence, days are unresolved and nights unfulfilled.

• Without it, the smallest offensives can be enlarged a hundred times.
• Without it, simple things become a mystery to understand.
• Without it, one is without joy, without joy-
• one is without strength, and becomes weak.
• Without it, one’s faults are magnifies which creates embarrassing moments.
• Without it, fear and feebleness become an impulse,
• and then it alters one’s walk and posture.
• Without it, one becomes a bore, and communication loses its effect.
• Without it, hard times are harder, lonely days are gloomy, mental visions are blurred, and sadness is coupled with misery.
• Without it, beauty is suppressed by fear; it’s dressed in plain textures, but sadly, liveliness is smothered.