One day I unknowingly dropped a credit card in a store. A girl ran to return it to me. Spontaneity! Another time, on our way to church, a tire blew out and we pulled into an access lane. My husband had just removed his coat to begin the work of changing the tire when a young fellow parked his truck behind our car and insisted on doing the job for us, refusing payment. These actions were thoughtful and loving. But they also expressed spontaneity What is this precious quality, and where does it come from? Does everyone have it? How can we express it every day?
As shown in the action of these young people, spontaneity in its highest sense seizes an opportunity to do good. God is good, so every good act confirms our oneness with God, who is Life itself. As His beloved children, His spiritual ideas, we reflect every Godlike quality. Not a single element of His nature is missing in us. This spiritual fact underlies the expression of that buoyant, irrepressible quality called spontaneity. It's why spontaneity is as natural to us as a smile. It's why we naturally respond when divine Mind prompts us to be gracious, helpful, and quick to care for another's need.
So spontaneity in its truest sense is a vital, effective quality that we reflect intuitively to glorify God. This unique quality should be valued. Whether or not we realize its purpose in our lives, it plays an active part in the spiritual development of our character. Once when I was visiting with a valued friend, he dropped this comment: "When an inspiration comes, act on it!" Spontaneity, expressing the impetus of Spirit, seizes the moment to act—to assist someone or voice gratitude for healing. No one is really listless, inarticulate, or joyless, because these elements are no part of man as God's likeness. Spontaneity squelches these by gratefully acknowledging God's boundless good.
