Do not withhold good from those
who deserve it, when it is in your
power to act.
        Proverbs 3:27

Why is a kind word so hard to give? Why is
it we have difficulty rejoicing with others?
Why do we find it so hard to offer
encouragement when someone has failed?
So much easier to point a finger and say, “I
told you so.” Maybe we secretly relish the
failing because another’s sad report raises
us a few notches off the heap of despair.
Or maybe we are so consumed with
jealousy over another’s good fortune, we
want sabotage their joy with negativity.
God upholds us when we are sad. He
laughs with us when we laugh. He takes
pleasure when we are happy. Shouldn’t we
strive to do the same for others?

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