Little girl…
Sometimes God hands you a moment so surprising, so undeserved, so humbling that the only thing you can do is whisper: “This is holy.”
This week, I won an award I never expected —
a community spotlight in special education.
An award for kindness.
Kindness.
The very thing Jesus teaches.
The very thing He keeps forming in me through the children who’ve become my greatest teachers —
children who show me vulnerability, joy, honesty, strength, and freedom without even trying.
And as I held the flowers and certificate, I could feel it —
God planting something deeper:
“Daughter, I’m stirring something in you. Just receive this for now.”
But right in the same breath of celebration…
life handed me something hard.
A friend struggling.
Others feeling the weight of her pain.
And a request:
“Can you step in and help?”
And my spirit whispered back:
This is the real award.
This is where kindness matters most.
Where compassion looks like presence.
Where love costs something.
Where Jesus asks you to show up like Him — steady, gentle, understanding, believing the best.
Little girl…
This is what spiritual maturity looks like:
Holding both the joy and the need.
Holding the award and the assignment.
Holding the celebration and the compassion.
Because you’ve walked through darkness.
Because you know the weight of mental battles.
Because you’ve loved someone through storms most people never see.
Because God has shaped you into a woman who can walk into someone else’s pain
without judgment, without fear,
with hands and heart wide open.
And maybe THAT is the real spotlight today.
Not the Award.
Not the applause.
But the quiet, unseen moment where you step into a hurting room and carry Jesus with you.
Little girl…
Your kindness isn’t accidental.
It’s anointed.
✨ Prayer
Jesus, help me carry Your kindness wherever You lead me.
Let my presence soften heavy rooms.
Let my compassion lift those who are struggling.
Guard my heart from judgment.
Fill me with love that looks like You.
And teach me to receive Your blessings without rushing ahead~
trusting that You know exactly what You’re stirring next.
Amen.
