A FRUITFUL Christian- Gentleness

The FRUIT of the Spirit in Galatians 5, today we will focus on is Gentleness

Gentleness-
the quality of being kind, tender, or mild-mannered. A softness

Reading John 1: 6-7 and seeing the definition of gentleness just seemed to flow together to me. You can not walk in the Light if you are not being kind, tender, and loving to the people around you.

A close friend of mine recently had a situation at work, the owner of the company made a request that was in conflict of what her supervisor wanted her to do. Following the owners wishes, it put my friend in a tough position with the supervisor and then received terrible treatment from the supervisor- verbal abuse, threatening her, yelling, be-belittling her, terrible texts messages! My friend was shocked at the way this Christian supervisor was handling the situation. It shook her to the core and left her wondering, how could this lady claim to be a Christian and act like this.  Simple- she doesn't have a fruitful heart. Oh, she may claim to have religion, but the truth of the matter, she doesn't have a love relationship with God.

Do you treat the needs of others gently? Are you kind to the people around you? Are you mild mannered and soft in the way you approach people? How do you handle conflicts? How do you react when people let you down? How gently do you care for others thoughts and concerns, their wishes, and their opinions? How tenderly to you reprimand others, or correct others when needed?

Do you care how your words and actions come across others, or do you have  the attitude, “Well, they’ll get over. They need to put their big girl panties on.” Are you so wrapped up in your own life that you no longer care about the well- being of those around you?

Is this how you think God treats you? Does He ignore our needs or act harshly and gruff? When you make a mistake does He belittle you, yell at you , or threaten you? No, sister! He doesn’t. He lovingly showers you with His blessings and favor- even when you don’t desire it.

And this is how we should be. We should try to be more like Christ and treat others the way He treats us. When we show people the love of God, we are pointing them to God❤ 

Do your actions reflect a love relationship with God? Do your gentle actions and reactions show a FRUITFUL heart? Let's be more intentional in being gentle to others, even when they frustrate, disappoint, or hurt us!

Blessings!