Little Jimmy tripped, and his knees had an unpleasant encounter with the road surface. His mom picked him up and noticed only a small scratch. She, however, lovingly cuddled him in her arms holding him close to her. He soon stopped crying, not because his knees did not hurt anymore, but because she embraced him with pure love and joy.
Have you also noticed that there is always a smile on the face of loving parents in the presence of their children?
We sometimes forget that every person is body, soul and spirit regardless of race, gender or religion. God is Spirit, and everyone has a special spiritual quality that He endowed him or her with. Love and joy are instrumental qualities, the arms and hands of the human spirit. Science proved this to be true!
Scientists proved that our attitude is capable of changing the world around us. They have done an experiment, by putting clean, clear water in small containers. They gave the water to a number of people and asked them to keep the water with them while displaying an attitude of love, joy and goodwill all the time. After some time, they froze that water, and they discovered that every frozen specimen was different from normal ice.
The specimens were not only bigger in size but were the most beautiful ice crystals. It was completely different from crystals of any other normal water, which is usually in the form of similar sized lumps of dull ice crystals.
Love, joy and positive attitudes are our spiritual tools.
Suddenly, we begin to understand why God told us that love is the most important commandment in the universe, not only for the sake of creation but also because God desires to experience our love. Now we know why God wants us to be filled with joy all the time (Phil 4:4, 5).
Now we understand why people who did not experience the love of their parents, miss so much in life. They must carry a black void of ice-cold nothingness in their hearts. Now I know why they cry so much when they meet Jesus for the first time, from the moment, He starts talking to them in the language of love and joy.
Next time when you meet that unpopular grumpy person with the awful attitude, just smile and love him with a different attitude, your spiritual arms and hands. He would notice the difference immediately.
Bear in mind that the only way someone else might be able to experience the love of God, is when you are in their presence, using your spiritual tools.