Standards

Are we living by human standards or guided by spiritual standards? Intentional versus random acts. Is it possible?

From a Google source, there is a difference between random versus intentional as follows, “An intentional action is one that is deliberate as opposed to random or accidental.” I believe random acts of kindness is very possible as long as we have a spiritual standard.

Are we living by Human Standards? Paul spoke of people acting unspiritual to one another. They were jealous and fought among themselves. They were living by human standards. Sound familiar!

Perhaps we should learn to live by Spiritual standards. Can we grow seeds? No! All we can do is plant those seeds in fertile soil where there is proper sunshine, water the seeds to prevent dehydration and a miracle is possible by seeing that seed grow to maturity. That is how I see the miracle of faith. We are coworkers in God’s field. Only God can make the seeds grow. So why don’t we follow his standards?

There is a portion of the Sermon on the Mount in Matthew 5 that teaches us to understand human standards per spiritual standards. Murder is wrong but so is anger to a brother or sister. It is good to give without conditions but not good to give with anger in our hearts or conditional purpose for our gift. Adultery is wrong but so is lusting after another in our hearts. It is wrong to lie or bear false witness or give a false pledge? We should follow through with our pledge. Let your yes mean yes and no mean no. Your handshake should be your solemn vow or agreement. In some areas of this world, a handshake is still a sign of solidarity and mutual respect. For example, in Switzerland it is customary for students to shake the hands of their teachers at the beginning and end of the school day. This tradition encourages the right classroom atmosphere. Perhaps, we should all look at what we consider to be our standards and compare them to a higher spiritual standard. It is never too late to adjust our human behavior to align ourselves per a spiritual standard.

Once we have a spiritual alignment, void of human distractions , random acts of kindness is possible as we will be pure in heart.

 T

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