🏡 Family Devotional — Day 110

Growing in Kindness Together as a Family

📖 “Be kind to one another, tenderhearted.”
—Ephesians 4:32a (NKJV)

Kindness is one of the clearest ways a family can reflect the heart of Christ. In everyday life, kindness shows up in small but meaningful ways—through gentle words, patient responses, helpful actions, and forgiveness when mistakes are made. Jesus teaches families that kindness is not occasional; it is a way of living together.

In a home, emotions can run high and pressures can build. That is when kindness matters most. Jesus helps families choose kindness instead of harshness, understanding instead of impatience, and grace instead of frustration. Through the Holy Spirit, each family member is reminded to pause, listen, and respond with care.

Kindness in a family does not mean avoiding truth or discipline. It means speaking truth with love and correcting with compassion. Parents model Christlike kindness through calm leadership and mercy, and children learn kindness by seeing it practiced consistently and sincerely.

Knowing Christ as a family means allowing His kindness to shape how everyone is treated within the home. Over time, kindness builds trust, strengthens relationships, and creates a safe place where love and respect grow. When a family grows in kindness together, their home becomes a reflection of Jesus’ love to one another and to the world.

Prayer:
Jesus, help our family grow in kindness. Teach us to speak gently, act with compassion, and treat one another with love and respect. Let Your kindness shape our home and help us reflect Your heart in all we do. Amen.