The kingdom of God is about showing kindness to an unkind world.

Being saved in the kingdom of God requires us to change. We cannot come to Christ and not be changed. If we are not altered from the inside, then we have not experienced true salvation. When we give our hearts to God, we give Him everything. If we hold anything back and refuse to change, then we haven’t truly understood what salvation is all about.

So what happens when we do? When we are saved through Jesus, we have access to the Holy Spirit. When we ask Him to come fill us, we are given everything we need. His divine power has given to us all things that pertain to life and godliness, through the knowledge of Him who called us by glory and virtue. (2Pet 1:3)

That means that you won’t react badly when someone cuts you off on the freeway. You will smile kindly when you’ve been rudely treated for no reason. You’ll want to give when you see a need you can fill.

It doesn’t mean that you won’t feel the urge to react in anger, but you have a stronger sense to respond kindly. And the more you give yourself to the Holy Spirit, the less you’ll feel the urge to respond badly. Your kind response to an unkind world is the change that happens when you live in the kingdom.

God will give you what you need to love.

Jesus makes it really hard to hold grudges. You have heard that it was said, ‘You shall love your neighbor and hate your enemy.’ But I say to you, love your enemies, bless those who curse you, do good to those who hate you, and pray for those who spitefully use you and persecute you. (Mat 5:43-45)

That’s a pretty tall order. Do good to those who hate you! That’s hard to do, especially since our gut reaction is to protect ourselves from being hurt. We put up walls that shut people out when we’ve been hurt, and it’s hard to love that way.

So how do you protect yourself from being hurt and still love people? You fill yourself with the love of God. His love will protect your heart and give you all that you need to give out. The enemy will still try to goad you into responding badly, but keep your heart soft toward God and He will be your shield against hurt. He is a shield to all who trust in Him. (Ps 18:30)

Being protected is vital, but now you need to give out the love that God put in you. It may or may not be appreciated. Don’t worry about it. It’s a lot better than holding a grudge.

The love of God will change your perspective.

When you are motivated by the love of God, you begin to see the world through rose-colored glasses, so to speak. You really begin to see things differently. Your perspective takes on His perspective and you see things you didn’t see before.

For instance, people with ugly hearts and bad attitudes don’t trigger anger or resentment so much. Instead, you see how lost they are and how desperately God wants to draw them into the kingdom where they will be safe.

Or, a clogged up highway that slows traffic to a snail’s pace won’t create frustration and annoyance. Instead, you start to wonder if you are being delayed for heavenly reasons. Will you be safer for being late? Will you avoid a greater evil? Or run into a greater blessing?

Looking at your life from a  heavenly perspective lifts you out of petty reactions. When you know that you are in the middle of God’s plans, you have greater patience for things you can’t control, because you know that God is in control. You can roll with it.

Ask God to give you His rose-colored glasses. Ask Him to show you life from His seat. It’s a wonderful view.

Let God bless your work.

As sons and daughters of the King, we are His royal heirs wherever we go. We carry His presence, whether we feel like it or not. He’s always with us. And when we go to work, He’s right there. Want your company to be blessed? Release the kingdom of God there.

Pray for your employees and co-workers. Bless the business. Ask God to give you ideas and direction that will be beneficial. God can give amazing ideas about business matters. When you hand over those tricky problems that just resist working out, you will be the only one to come up with the perfect answer.

Being a royal heir has its privileges. Blessing from heaven is a great thing to carry around with you, but it takes having a heart devoted to God. He blesses that by answering all your needs, even for work. Your business will do well just by your devotion to God, because He wants to see you to succeed. He gave you gifts and talents for a reason, so He’s ok with blessing them.

Spend some time talking to God about your work and let Him be your silent partner. He has a lot to say and it can greatly benefit you to listen.