The Twelve Days of Christmas Blessings for My Beloved - GENTLENESS

The Twelve Days of Christmas Blessings for My Beloved -

GENTLENESS

Producing the Fruit of the Spirit in our lives is relatively easy when we are around other lovely, fruit bearing people.  The challenge to be loving, kind, and gentle comes when we are confronted by the unlovely people who are not kind, courteous, or speak harshly to us.  Have you noticed how aggressive drivers are during Christmas?  Or is it just Colorado?  My fruit tends to wilt when I am cut off, or the other driver forgets to alternate.   

I heard from a man-friend this morning who is trying to love an unlovely father.  A father who has not blessed, but has been mean and demeaning to his only son.  It is much more challenging to produce the fruit of gentleness or meekness when the attacks from others come.  

Jesus entered our world as the most humble, meek and gentle being we can imagine; an innocent baby, born in a the mess and coldness of a manger.  Nothing is impossible with God.  Jesus modeled the power of gentleness.  The fruit of the Holy Spirit of the most awesome God is POWERFUL!  

Gentleness, (Greek) praotes, Strong’s #4236:  A disposition that is even-tempered, tranquil, balanced in spirit, unpretentious, and that has the passions under control.  The word is best translated “meekness,” not as an indication of weakness, but of power and strength under control.  The person who possesses this quality pardons injuries, corrects faults, and rules his own spirit well.  (Word Wealth note from my Spirit Filled Life Bible)

And I love this - 

“Come to Me, all you who labor and are heavy-laden and overburdened, and I will cause you to rest.  [I will ease and relieve and refresh your souls.]  
Take My yoke upon you and learn of Me, for I am gentle (meek) and humble (lowly) in heart, and you will find rest (relief and ease and refreshment and recreation and blessed quiet) for your souls.  
For My yoke is wholesome (useful, good not harsh, hard, sharp, or pressing, but comfortable, gracious and pleasant), and My burden is light and easy to be borne.”(Matthew 11:28-30)    

(A sculpture in Greenwood Village, CO - Julie Miles knows the artist and name of the piece - we will post.)

On the eigth day of Christmas, we give our True Love ...the gift of Gentleness.

Thank You Jesus for demonstrating the true meaning of gentleness and meekness.  Thank you for the supernatural power of the Fruit of Your Spirit!   Fill us afresh with Your Holy Spirit today, and fill those who are called to join us in Kingdom marriages.  

• Holy Spirit, fill our beloved with Your fruit of gentleness, meekness and humility - when we are filled and inflated with Your Spirit, we cannot be inflated with pride.  

• Strengthen them, and empower them today.

• We declare Gentleness to be imparted by the Holy Spirit to our beloveds, that they will: 
• Have a disposition that is even-tempered, tranquil, balanced in spirit, unpretentious, and that has the passions under control.  
• They will pardon injuries, correct faults, and rule their own spirit well.

• Father God, cause them to remove the yoke of heaviness, and to take Your yoke upon them, that they will find rest - relief and ease and refreshment and recreation and blessed quiet for their souls.

• Fill our beloved with Your Father Love for them; surround them and comfort them as the perfect Father.  

• Give them Your love for the unlovely people in their lives, and give them Your Father’s blessing where it has been lacking.   

• Thank You God, that You are the great Restorer - bring Your Restoration in these miraculous days of Christmas!    

AMEN!  It is firmly, truly so!

Expecting to be amazed ~

Barbara

© Barbara Nelson – 2011