Becoming BeYOUtiful You
Part 9, Gentleness
“…when the Holy Spirit controls our lives, He will produce this kind of fruit in us: love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness, and self-control…” Galatians 5:22, 23 NLT
“Come to Me, all of you who are weary and carry heavy burdens, and I will give you rest. Take My yoke upon you. Let Me teach you, because I am humble and gentle at heart, and you will find rest for your souls.” Matthew 11:28-29 NLT
“Always be humble and gentle. Be patient with each other, making allowance for each other’s faults because of your love.” Ephesians 4:2 NLT
“He must be gentle, not quarrelsome” 1 Timothy 3:3 NLT
“You should clothe yourselves with the beauty that comes from within, the unfading beauty of a gentle and quiet spirit, which is so precious to God.”
1 Peter 3:4 NLT
TO LIVE A BEAUTIFUL LIFE, I NEED GOD’S HELP!
GENTLENESS KILLERS:
MY PACE
A Story of Urgency and Interruption
Luke 8:40-55 NIV
MY PAIN
MY PRIDE
Humble People Esteem People and Prideful People Demean People.
“Dear brothers and sisters, if another believer is overcome by some sin, you who are godly should gently and humbly help that person back onto the right path.
And be careful not to fall into the same temptation yourself. Share each other’s burdens, and in this way obey the law of Christ. If you think you are too important to help someone, you are only fooling yourself. You are not that important.” Galatians 6:1-3 NLT
4 PRAYERS TO BUILD GENTLENESS INTO YOUR LIFE:
JESUS, HELP ME VALUE PEOPLE EQUALLY
JESUS, HELP ME LISTEN MORE THAN I SPEAK
“Let every person be quick to hear, slow to speak, slow to anger.” James 1:19 ESV
“Lead with your ears, follow up with your tongue, and let anger straggle along in the rear.” James 1:19
JESUS, HELP MY WORDS HELP
“May the words of my mouth and the meditation of my heart be pleasing in your sight” Psalm 19:14 NIV
JESUS, HELP ME DO GENTLENESS
Daily Gentleness Prayer for This Week:
Jesus, grow gentleness within me. Like fruit on a branch, let my words be sweet and may my pace be fast enough to accomplish your will for my life, BUT slow enough to be gentle with all who intersect my path.
Prevent my pain or pride from becoming weaponized against others. And give me eyes to really see and ears to really hear every person in my life and then, Father, give me a gentle heart to respond to them like Jesus would.
Amen