Becoming Fruit: Gentleness

Gentleness is a model of walking in the Spirit, a walk worth of our calling. Because of God’s grace, we show grace to others…we think before we speak; we consider others before we lash out;

We follow Paul’s directive: When we are angry, do not sin! How does that play out in practical terms? Here are a couple of “red lines”:

The Object of Anger

Is our anger appropriately directed?

The Degree of Anger

Is our anger under control, or is it controlling us? The old “count to ten” strategy has merit.

The Danger of Anger

A place for the devil…sun go down (the end of the day) allows us to stew; bitterness to creep in; the enemy to speak slanderous thoughts into our minds. 1 Tim 3:11 “...their wives must be reverent, not slanderers, temperate, faithful in all things.” Titus 2:3 “the older women likewise, that they be reverent in behavior, not slanderers”