{"id":6561,"date":"2022-09-21T03:00:00","date_gmt":"2022-09-21T08:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/shop.honestreflections.net\/?p=6561"},"modified":"2022-07-29T10:04:03","modified_gmt":"2022-07-29T15:04:03","slug":"gentleness","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.honestreflections.net\/index.php\/2022\/09\/21\/gentleness\/","title":{"rendered":"GENTLENESS"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

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Daily Reading:<\/strong> Isaiah 37:1-38:22 ESV<\/a>, Galatians 6:1-18 ESV<\/a>, Psalm 65:1-13 ESV<\/a>, Proverbs 23:24 ESV<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Daily Verse: <\/strong>\u201cBrothers, if anyone is caught in any transgression, you who are spiritual should restore him in a spirit of gentleness<\/em>. Keep watch on yourself, lest you too be tempted.\u201d (Galatians 6:1 ESV<\/a>)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

PRAIOTES (4326): <\/strong>\u201cGentleness, by implication humility: meekness.\u201d[1]<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Implied humility.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Gentleness physically shows humility.\u00a0 When people falter, they don\u2019t need another beating.\u00a0 No one condemns us more than we blame ourselves.\u00a0 Granted, some people don\u2019t think they do anything wrong, justifying their actions in any way they can, for them, pray.\u00a0 But most people genuinely judge themselves harsher than anyone else ever will.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Instead of compounding the condemnation, help them find restoration as gently as possible.  Since I didn\u2019t have children, I struggled in this area; coming from a strict home with high standards, I didn\u2019t experience much grace.  Bluntly communicating the truth hurts the receiver.  But when we speak with gentleness, we bring restoration.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Gentle rebuke.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

As a tennis coach, God\u2019s taught me about self-condemnation.  Students surprise me when I ask them to tell me their thoughts on a particular shot or drill.  Rarely do I hear, \u201cI hit that shot well.\u201d  Almost always, the student points out everything they think they\u2019ve done wrong.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Gently responding means helping them see the good in the situation.  Maybe things didn\u2019t go as planned, but good and evil exist every moment.  Instead of focusing on the sin, celebrate the victory, then identify what they can work on to improve.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Getting my students to refocus their thoughts and think positively takes work.  I help them identify where they think negatively and replace it with something positive.  Whenever I hear someone speak badly to themselves, I try to correct it immediately, so the lie doesn\u2019t take root.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

God gave us scripture to help guide our thoughts.  Memorizing verses helps remind us of our identity in Christ.  Using God\u2019s word to lift and encourage others does the same for them.  Jesus doesn\u2019t condemn us; we shouldn\u2019t condemn ourselves.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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[1]<\/a> Strong, J., & Strong, J. (2010). The New Strong’s expanded exhaustive concordance of the Bible<\/em>. Greek Dictionary of the New Testament<\/em> (p.209) Thomas Nelson<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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2 minute read. Daily Reading: Isaiah 37:1-38:22 ESV, Galatians 6:1-18 ESV, Psalm 65:1-13 ESV, Proverbs 23:24 ESV Daily Verse: \u201cBrothers, if anyone is caught in any transgression, you who are spiritual should restore him in a spirit of gentleness. Keep watch on yourself, lest you too be tempted.\u201d (Galatians 6:1 ESV) PRAIOTES (4326): \u201cGentleness, by implication humility: meekness.\u201d[1]… Continue reading GENTLENESS<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-6561","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized","without-featured-image"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.honestreflections.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6561","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.honestreflections.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.honestreflections.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.honestreflections.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.honestreflections.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=6561"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.honestreflections.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6561\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":6571,"href":"https:\/\/www.honestreflections.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6561\/revisions\/6571"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.honestreflections.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=6561"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.honestreflections.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=6561"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.honestreflections.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=6561"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}