Ever had someone do you a "favor" that was really just them getting what they wanted?

Like when someone takes your movie seat and acts like they're being generous by offering you a worse one?

That's not kindness. That's something else entirely.

Devin Almonte shares a hilarious (and convicting) story about reserved movie seats, manipulative "kindness," and the prayers we shouldn't actually pray. When someone sat in her carefully chosen seats and tried to spin it as doing her a favor, it revealed something we all do more than we'd like to admit.

We mask our self-interest as generosity. We bend situations to suit ourselves while wearing the costume of kindness. And sometimes, we even pray manipulative prayers asking God to punish people instead of seeking His heart.

In today's Anchor Point, Devin shares:

• The movie seat incident that revealed manipulative kindness in action
• How we disguise self-serving behavior as generosity
• The difference between true Christmas kindness and fake kindness
• Why our angry "prayers" for justice are often just disguised revenge requests

Scripture (NIV):

1 Corinthians 13:4-5 – "Love is patient, love is kind. It does not envy, it does not boast, it is not proud. It does not dishonor others, it is not self-seeking."

💬 Want to talk about it more?

Quick poll: Would you call out someone sitting in your reserved movie seat, or just take a different seat?

Bonus question: What's a time someone did you a "favor" that really wasn't a favor at all?

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