FRUITS OF THE SPIRIT -- GENTLENESS

WELCOME BACK TO ANOTHER FRUITS FRIDAY, AND ALSO A HAPPY VALENTINE'S DAY TO EVERYONE!

 

THIS WEEK'S FRUIT IS GENTLENESS. OH, FOR MORE PEOPLE TO DISPLAY THIS FRUIT. I AM AFRAID THIS IS BECOMING MORE AND MORE LESS DISPLAYED BECAUSE OF THIS EVIL WORLD WE LIVE IN. KIND IS GENTLE AND GENTLE IS KIND, YET THEY ARE NOT THE SAME. IN THIS DAY AND AGE, GENTLENESS IS BECOMING SO RARE. OUR WORLD IS SO CORRUPT ALREADY, THE SIMPLE ACT OF GENTLENESS IS SO OFTEN MISSED. GENTLENESS MAKES A HUGE DIFFERENCE AND GIVES SO MUCH JOY TO EVERYONE. OTHER TRANSLATIONS REPLACE GENTLENESS WITH THE WORD KINDNESS.. I THINK GENTLENESS IS BETTER BECAUSE OF THE MATTER IT IS DEMONSTRATED. BEING GENTLE AND HAVING A GENTLE SPIRIT RUBS OFF. A GENTLE SPIRIT HAS A CALMING WAY ABOUT SOMEONE.THIS CAN BE EVEN TO THE POINT OF BEING ''APPROACHABLE''.  I LIKE TO USE THIS AS AN EXAMPLE, " OH, HE IS JUST A BIG POOH BEAR!'' THIS IS A GREAT EXAMPLE. TO ME, WINNIE THE POOH WAS ALWAYS A FAVORITE CHARACTER OF MINE. HE ALWAYS HAD THE RIGHT THINGS TO SAY, AND WAY SO CALM, AND ALWAYS MADE EVERYTHING SEEM OK..NOT COUNTING THE HONEY HE LIKED.. LOL  ONE OF MY FAVORITE QUOTES FROM HIM IS,

“Any day spent with you is my favorite day. So, today is my new favorite day.”
—Winnie the Pooh

IF YOU LIVE A LIFE OF NOT BEING GENTLE, YOU LIFE IS A WASTE. THAT IS KIND OF BLUNT, BUT HEY, IT IS THE TRUTH. WE SHOULD BE KIND AND GENTLE TOWARD OTHERS, BEHAVE LIKE JESUS WOULD, EVEN THE FLESH WANTS TO DO OTHERWISE. THIS IS A BIG ONE .. 

* HOW ARE SOME WAYS WE CAN BE GENTLE?

--DO SOMETHING FOR SOMEONE WHO WOULD LEAST EXPECT IT, AND DO IT WITHOUT THEM EVEN KNOWING WHO DONE IT.

--BAKE A CAKE FOR A SHUT IN.

--TAKE A FRIEND OUT FOR A LITTLE TREAT.

--BE A GOOD LISTENER. JUST BE AN EAR FOR SOMEONE TO VENT TO.

--LEAVE A GENEROUS TIP

__ASK SOMEONE HOW YOU CAN PRAY FOR THEM

 

ALL OF THESE ARE JUST RANDOM THINGS TO SHOW GENTLENESS AND BEING KIND.

*GENTLENESS IS AN ACT OF THE HIGHEST PERSON. 

2 Timothy 2:24 King James Version (KJV)

²⁴ And the servant of the Lord must not strive; but be gentle unto all men, apt to teach, patient,

*NEVER MISS AN OPPORTUNITY TO DEMONSTRATE  GENTLENESS. IT GIVES EVERYBODY A CHANCE TO GIVE JOY AND HAPPINESS. 
* IT TAKES A STRONG PERSON TO BE GENTLE, ESPECIALLY TO ONE THAT HAS NOT BEEN GENTLE TO YOU. I HAVE PERSONALLY EXPERIENCED THIS RECENTLY. THERE WAS SOMEONE THAT I KNEW THAT HAD NOT BEEN GENTLE AND KIND TOWARD ME AND MY FAMILY FOR QUITE SOME TIME. RECENTLY , THIS PERSON WENT THROUGH A VERY DARK TIME IN THEIR LIFE.. WE WENT TO THIS PERSON, TO HELP THEM DURING THEIR TIME OF GRIEF AND SORROW, PRAYING, AND REALLY NOT KNOWING HOW THEY WOULD REACT... BOY, WHAT A DIFFERENCE.. GOD MADE THEM THE MOST GENTLE WE HAVE REALLY EVER SEEN THEM. GOD CAN BREAK YOUR HEART, AND HE CAN BREAK IT FOR A REASON.. TO SHOW YOU A FEW THINGS. GOD ANSWERED OUR PRAYER, AND OUR PRAYER WAS TO MAKE THIS PERSON HAVE A SOFTER HEART AND GENTLE SPIRIT.* GOD CAN GROW US THROUGH GENTLENESS!!*
*JESUS GAVE US THE PERFECT EXAMPLE OF GENTLENESS. IF WE ALLOW THE HOLY SPIRIT TO LEAD US, BEING GENTLE WILL COME NATURALLY. WHY? BECAUSE JESUS IS GENTLE. HE IS LOVING, A PROVIDER, AND A GREAT LISTENER. WHAT IF HE DID NOT LISTEN TO US WHEN WE CALL UPON HIM, OR NOT PROVIDE WHEN WE SEEK HIM IN NEED??? I AM SO GLAD HE IS A GENTLE GOD, A KIND AND LOVING SAVIOR IS HE!!

PEACH TREES BUDDING IN OUR YARD LAST YEAR

James 3:17 King James Version (KJV)

¹⁷ But the wisdom that is from above is first pure, then peaceable, gentle, and easy to be intreated, full of mercy and good fruits, without partiality, and without hypocrisy.

HAPPY VALENTINE'S DAY

 NEXT WEEK , WE WILL STUDY GOODNESS.... THINK OF GOOD FRUIT FROM A GOOD TREE.. NOT A TREE WITH BROKEN LIMBS, AND NO BUDS.... HAVE A GREAT WEEK AND BE GENTLE AND KIND TO EVERYONE YOU SEE. SHOW THEM THE LOVE OF JESUS!

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