Gentleness

[Thompson, Darryl]

Gentleness

     Thou hast also given me the shield of thy salvation: and thy
gentleness hath made me great. 2 Sam. 22:36  

     You are to represent Christ in His meekness and gentleness and
love.  

     True gentleness is a gem of great value in the sight of God.  

     We want a spirit of gentleness. We cannot live right in the family
circle without it. In order to have the proper control of our children,
we must manifest a spirit of gentleness and of meekness and of
long-suffering. We do not want to have a faultfinding, fretful, scolding
spirit. If we teach them to have a spirit of gentleness, we must have a
spirit of gentleness ourselves; . . . if we would have them manifest a
spirit of love toward us, we must manifest a gentle, loving spirit
toward them. But at the same time there need be no weakness or unwise
indulgence on the part of parents. The mother must have firmness and
decision. She must be as firm as a rock, and not swerve from the right.
Her laws and rules should be carried out at all times and under all
hazards, but she can do this with all gentleness and meekness. . . . The
children will grow up God-fearing men and women.  

     No member of the family can enclose himself within himself, where
other members of the family shall not feel his influence and spirit. The
very expression of the countenance has an influence for good or evil.
His spirit, his words, his actions, his attitude toward others, are
unmistakable. . . . If he is filled with the love of Christ, he will
manifest courtesy, kindness, tender regard for the feelings of others,
and will communicate to his associates, by his acts of love, a tender,
grateful, happy feeling. It will be made manifest that he is living for
Jesus. . . . He will be able to say to the Lord, "Thy gentleness hath
made me great." 

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