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WEEK 44 – DON’T LOSE YOUR COOL… I MEAN GENTLENESS
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WEEK 44 – DON’T LOSE YOUR COOL… I MEAN GENTLENESS
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WEEK 44 – “Don’t Lose Your Cool… I mean Gentleness”
I’ve got to be honest.
Gentleness is one of the Fruits of the Spirit that God has been highlighting in my own personal life the most over the past 6 months studying for tThe Christlike Course.
I have noticed that the first thing to go for me when i get frustrated is my GENTLENESS.
Now of course a lot of them are tied together.
When we lose our cool and get frustrated, usually we’ve lost our patience, our self-control, our kindness, our peace, haha let’s just say they all pretty much just go out the window…
But GENTLENESS is the one that God has highlighted for me personally as a way to KEEP from losing my cool.
He’s helping me respond more gently in situations that I would normally get frustrated.
And when I still have a reaction I’m not proud of, it’s a reminder of GENTLENESS that the Holy Spirit is so gracious to bring my way for next time.
We’ve got to learn how to be GENTLE through frustration, GENTLE through failure, GENTLE with others, and GENTLE with ourselves.
My kids need me to learn more GENTLENESS.
My wife needs me to LEARN more GENTLENESS.
I PERSONALLY need me to learn and grow in the area of GENTLENESS.
Not only will I love better, but We’ll all enjoy more peace & joy because of it. AND I will model Jesus to everyone better as well.
And THAT’S a major necessity in our new lives as Christians, no matter how long we’ve been walking with Him.
Let’s chat about GENTLENESS in this video, and finally start walking in the GENTLENESS Jesus has for us & that represents Him.
QUESTIONS TO ASK YOURSELF (or your groups)
- What are some of the things in your life SPECIFICALLY that come against your GENTLENESS?
- What is your biggest struggle area when it comes to GENTLENESS?
- Have you ever experienced the GENTLENESS of the LORD come over you in a circumstance where you would normally not represent His GENTLENESS? What was that like?
SCRIPTURE
Galatians 5:22-23 / Titus 3:1-2 / 1 Peter 3:15 / Proverbs 15:1 / 2 Timothy 2:24-26 / James 3:17 / Ephesians 4:2 / James 1:19-20
WEEKLY FOCUS
This week, read through these Scriptures each morning.
Think about this idea of INCREASING IN THE FRUIT OF THE SPIRIT OF GENTLENESS.
Ask God if there are any areas you need to surrender or change in order to WALK IN HIS GENTLENESS.
Let this theme guide your God time all week, and even your thoughts and conversation with Him through out your days, all week long.
Let Him speak to you about this idea of REPRESENTING GOD’S GENTLENESS TO OTHERS, and see what He says.
We’d love to hear your feedback, so hop into the devos conversation thread in SLACK & we’re excited to see what the Lord speaks to you this week.
BLESSINGS!
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