# 2152 The Fruit of Kindness – Fruits Part 11 Page: https://stenobird.com/podcast/big-life-devotional-daily-devotional-for-women-10023/2152-the-fruit-of-kindness-fruits-part-11 Text version: https://stenobird.com/podcast/big-life-devotional-daily-devotional-for-women-10023/2152-the-fruit-of-kindness-fruits-part-11.md Podcast: [BIG Life Devotional | Daily Devotional for Women](https://stenobird.com/podcast/big-life-devotional-daily-devotional-for-women-10023) Published: 2026-07-08T13:23:06+00:00 Episode link: https://biglifehq.com/2026/07/2152-the-fruit-of-kindness-fruits-part-11/ Audio file: https://media.blubrry.com/big_life_devotional/content.blubrry.com/big_life_devotional/2152BLDevo-Fruit_of_Kindness-Fruits_Part_11.mp3 Processing state: not_requested JSON: https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/big-life-devotional-daily-devotional-for-women-10023/episodes/2152-the-fruit-of-kindness-fruits-part-11 Duration seconds: 1010 ## Resource In our study of the fruits of the Spirit, we’re understanding this isn’t a list of attributes to strive for, it’s not a checklist for being a follower of Jesus, it’s the tangible results that grow in our lives when we’re connected to God. FRUITS of the Spirit. Fruit grows. Fruit is the natural outcome of a healthy tree. The Holy Spirit is God’s presence living within us, and that Spirit changes our heart. And very naturally without force, when our heart changes, our behavior changes. We start seeing things and people differently. We start responding differently. Our priorities shift. And even our very character is changed. With the Holy Spirit, we naturally begin to grow in love, in joy, in peace and in patience. Now the next literal change we can see as the Holy Spirit works to change our hearts, we grow in KINDNESS. Galatians 5:23, “The Holy Spirit produce this kind of fruit in our lives: love, joy, peace, patience, kindness …” The Greek word translated into kindness is chrēstotēs. This word means being a blessing wherever you go. It is more than just a smile, it is an intentional act that benefits others. This is a disposition, meaning WHO YOU ARE. Who you are is blessed and what you do is be a blessing – that is the true meaning of kindness as a fruit of the Spirit. Kindness is a focus on others that continually asks, “How can I help? How can I lift their burden? How can I bless?” Kindness takes the focus off self and sees the needs of others. When kindness sees a need, it springs into action – not for how it makes them look, but for how it makes others feel. Acts of kindness reveal the kindness of our God. Did you know scripture calls God KIND? Psalm 145: 13-20, listen to this descriptio… ## Actions - request_transcript: `POST https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/big-life-devotional-daily-devotional-for-women-10023/episodes/2152-the-fruit-of-kindness-fruits-part-11/transcription-requests` — Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode. - read_markdown: `GET https://stenobird.com/podcast/big-life-devotional-daily-devotional-for-women-10023/2152-the-fruit-of-kindness-fruits-part-11.md` — Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource. A page view does not enqueue transcription. Agents should invoke `request_transcript` explicitly when they need this episode processed. ## Transcript Full transcripts are not published on public pages unless there is a clear rights basis.