How Does God's Kindness Lead to Repentance? (Romans 2:4)
By Lynette Kittle Today's Bible Verse: "Or do you show contempt for the riches of His kindness, forbearance and patience, not realizing that God's kindness is intended to lead you to repentance? - Romans 2:4 Have you ever tried to reach someone you love and care about with truth, but your words just seem to fall flat in their ears, like they don't even hear what you're saying? In these situations, it can often seem like the more we try to explain or reach them with our words, the less they hear us. Repetitive nagging usually backfires on us, too, because it's not the most effective way to communicate or bring the results we're hoping for in their lives. As well, it can seem like praying about it doesn't seem to be changing anything or bringing any breakthroughs. In fact, it can appear like the more we pray the worse things get with them. Even so, we want to keep having hope and to continue to pray. How Can We Help? Have you heard the saying, "Actions speak louder than words?" Well, it's true. Romans 2:4 backs this up. As well as praying, God offers us an effective way of reaching others, especially when they are ignoring our words or responding poorly to us. 
In today's culture, words are pretty cheap, but actions are far more costly. When we act kindly toward others, we are overcoming our own emotions and sense of fairness, to reach out in ways that may feel risky, uncomfortable, and bring rejection. But God's way is to let His kindness speak to them through us, despite how they are behaving towards Him or us. Although we may think we know just what to say to reach someone, our words often fall short. | 
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