Have You Considered the Kindness of God?

The Whole Loaf — Testimony & Encounter

Have you considered the kindness of God?

That was the question presented to me this morning. And if I’m honest, my immediate answer was yes — but not always. Yet the truth remains: He is kind at all times.

The scripture that was highlighted to me was:

“Cast all your anxiety on him because he cares for you.”

— 1 Peter 5:7

For so long, I read this passage primarily as a directive. An instruction. A command to obey. And while it is that, this morning I saw something different — I saw the Lord’s heart behind the instruction.

The second half of the verse changes everything.

“Because He cares for you.”

Suddenly the first part became easier to receive. Easier to follow. Easier to continue in.

Could it be that so many of us struggle to fully trust God because somewhere along the way we stopped considering His kindness? Could it be we have believed He is loving in theory, but not always kind in practice?

And when we stop considering His kindness, our anger begins to feel justified. Our bitterness feels understandable. Our resentment feels reasonable. Even unforgiveness starts masquerading as wisdom.

But when I look throughout scripture, I see something entirely different.

Even in the sternness of God, there is always an invitation toward repentance, reconciliation, and salvation. There is always mercy extended. Always an opportunity to return. Because He is that good. That loving. That kind.

The next passage highlighted to me was:

“For my yoke is easy and my burden is light.”

— Matthew 11:30

At first, this didn’t seem directly connected to the kindness of God. But the more I sat with it, the clearer it became.

When I think about the weight of worry, the pressure we carry physically, mentally, and emotionally, I’m reminded that God never intended for us to be crushed beneath life. He never asked us to carry a load heavy enough to break us.

Those burdens do not come from our loving Father.

His kindness carries the hard things.

He designed it that way so we would not have to suffer under the unbearable weight of trying to hold everything together on our own.

But if I’m honest, in moments of despair, disappointment, and frustration, the last thing on my mind is often the Lord’s kindness. Instead of meditating on His character, flashes of difficult moments, painful outcomes, and unmet expectations begin bubbling to the surface.

Which led me to the final scripture the Lord highlighted: 2 Corinthians 10:5

“We demolish arguments and every pretension that sets itself up against the knowledge of God, and we take captive every thought to make it obedient to Christ.”

I have recited this verse more times than I can count. It’s one of those passages that lives in your memory long before it lives in your heart. But today — in the middle of considering the Lord’s kindness — it opened differently.

God gave us authority over our thoughts. Clear instruction on what to do with all of them. Not some of them. Not the manageable ones. All of them.

I’ve heard this verse taught in the context of identity, mental health, spiritual warfare. And I believe the Lord, in His wisdom, knew what the outcome of unchecked thought patterns would be for His people. But what struck me this morning wasn’t the warning in the verse — it was the kindness in it.

He gave us the answer before we even knew we’d need it. A Savior. A Word. Authority. He didn’t leave us without a way through.

What a God we serve. What a Savior we have. What a kind, kind friend.

I’m sharing this not as someone who has arrived, but as someone who is learning — at the feet of Jesus — to return to this question when the hard moments surface. When despair shows up. When disappointment clouds the view. When frustration makes it easier to rehearse the difficulty than to remember His character.

In those moments, the question becomes an anchor:

Have you considered the kindness of God?

I’m believing that if you sit with it long enough, it will lead you to the feet of Jesus.

With love and grace,

Kay | Say Grace & Company