Inappropriate kindness.

Galatians Chapter 5

13For you were called to freedom, brothers. Only do not use your freedom as an opportunity for the flesh, but through love serve one another. 14For the whole law is fulfilled in one word: "You shall love your neighbor as yourself."

The words that come to mind are these: Inappropriate kindness. Doesn’t that just sound awesome? That’s what Jesus has called us to show everyone. Inappropriate kindness: A tender reaction that doesn’t fit the bill. Oh, that I could adopt that as my own. I want my heart of stone to be melted in the hands of God, and molded to be His tool. I want to love people beyond what they feel is appropriate or necessary. God’s love for us is ridiculous. Scandalous. It’s inappropriate and I love that about it.

If we would jump the hurdles that seem to span the distance between ourselves and others, I think we’d find every leap worth it. Let’s do this. Let’s love people way past the point they deserve. Radical love is uncalled for. But we are the exception. We are the freed ones, and we are called to it. You want change in your life? Get raw and transparent with people. If you look into someone’s life and you can tell their trapped, bust the door down. We’re on the winning team, so why are so many of our members playing such a lousy game?