The Quiet Strength
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Opening Scripture
Opening Scripture
A servant of the Lord must not quarrel but must be kind to everyone, be able to teach, and be patient with difficult people. Gently instruct those who oppose the truth. Perhaps God will change those people’s hearts, and they will learn the truth.
As followers of Jesus we should NOT “quarrel” holding grudges or looking for fault with those who we come in contact with or those who we are connected to.
It’s easy to continue being angry over genuinely forgiving those who have sinned against us…
It’s easy to hold a grudge instead of releasing it completely into the hands of God.
It’s easy to choose to be offended because of our insecurities or our pride…
It’s easy to give up on someone who we feel will never change…
BUT God calls us to do the thing in which challenges us the most
The thing that challenges us the most requires God’s presence and God’s strength
God never intended for His people to walk this walk of life alone — he intends on walking with us
Jesus was gentle even when He was facing persecution all the way up to the cross…
When we present the truth of God’s word or of the person of Jesus and if people should reject us we should continue to reflect Christ’s love and continue to allow God to show grace within us and through us.
Through the way that we treat others we allow God the opportunity to transform and change someones heart…
What Will You Speak?
What Will You Speak?
A gentle answer deflects anger,
but harsh words make tempers flare.
We can trigger a response by what we say and how we say it… How are you coming across?
Even when we are angry or upset with someone we are to be gentle with them because our heavenly Father is gentle
When we choose a gentle response in the midst of a harsh response it shows spiritual maturity
When we choose a harsh response instead of a gentle response it shows that we need to sit in the presence of God and search our hearts according to His word and His Spirit…
Often times a harsh word can come from a broken heart that is in the need of repair…
When we choose gentleness over harshness we choose peace every time…
Will you be a peace maker?
What Are You Talking About?
What Are You Talking About?
They must not slander anyone and must avoid quarreling. Instead, they should be gentle and show true humility to everyone.
As people we all have a desire at some point in time in our lives to “fit in”..
For Teen’s they want to fit in with the “Cool Kids” or the “In Crowd” in which most cases is not the right group of people to be around
For Adults we still try to fit in with the “in crowd” within our communities, within our jobs, and we often discover that these groups of people only hinder us from becoming who we were called to be in Jesus.
When we get involved with the wrong groups of people not only does it serve as a distraction in our lives and fills our hearts with all kinds of bitterness and corruption that comes from the world.
When you talk ill of someone you are only setting yourself up for failure…
Words have power of life and death according to scripture… When you choose to speak ill of someone who you may not even know you don’t know the anointing that is on their lives.
When you speak curses against the people/children of God judgement will fall upon you especially if you do not repent.
We MUST understand that being harsh is not just in the words we speak but in how we treat others.
Always remember the very people that you are gossiping with and slandering are the same people that gossip and slander you when you aren’t looking.
We should be gentle in how we speak and how we treat one another and others.
Walking In Gentleness Effectively…
Walking In Gentleness Effectively…
Understand this, my dear brothers and sisters: You must all be quick to listen, slow to speak, and slow to get angry. Human anger does not produce the righteousness God desires.
In order for us to walk IN gentleness Effectively we must learn how to develop the Character of Jesus… We do this through relationship with Jesus…
The more we sit in the presence of the Lord we should be open to receiving from His word and His Holy Spirit… Allowing Him to show us the way to live this Christian life… how to truly follow Him…
We often times feel that we are justified in why we are angry but God reminds us in scripture that our Human anger does NOT and can never produce the righteousness that He desires.
Jesus put it plainly… When someone strikes you turn the other cheek…. It’s not for us to repay sin with more sin… BUT instead repay sin with righteousness
When we choose to be gentle We choose to be Christ Like
When we choose to be gentle we choose victory!
