• Home
    • Resources
    • The Gospel
    • Statement of Faith
    • Church Finder
    • Homemaking Courses
    • Privacy Policy
  • About
    • About Me
    • My Church Home
    • The Bar Podcast Network
  • Start Here
  • Free Library
    • Sign Up for Access
    • Enter Library (password required)
    • Meal Planning PDF
  • Favorite Books
  • Shop TH Merch
  • Courses
    • Email
    • Facebook
    • Instagram
    • Pinterest
    • Twitter
    • YouTube

Thankful Homemaker

Gospel-Driven Encouragement for Homemakers

  • Blog
  • Podcast
  • Homemaking
    • Menu Planning Made Easy Course
  • Marriage
    • Marriage Series
  • Motherhood
  • Christian Living
    • Spiritual Disciplines Series
    • Sermon on the Mount
  • Homemaking Courses
  •  

Podcast Ep 48: Cultivating Gentleness

by Marci Ferrell
Christian Living Podcast

631shares
  • Facebook 82
  • Twitter

I’d love to help you simplify your meal planning. Check out my new menu planning course here.

What does a gentle spirit look like in the context of your marriage or with your children? #gentleness #gentlespirit #fruitofthespirit @mferrell

We live in a world where it can be quick to pass judgments instead of seeing the best in others. We can find ourselves expressing our opinions harshly when we differ from one another.

Watching debates between Christians online when there is a disagreement makes me cringe a bit when I see the responses towards one another not gentle and kind. Conflict is inevitable, but there is a way as believers that God’s Word lays out for us how to deal with these situations.

There is the reality of being hurt by the words of others and instead of taking the way of meekness, we take the route of defending our rights.

Bringing it closer to home, how are your responses to those you are closest? What does a gentle spirit look like in the context of your marriage or with your children?

What does a gentle spirit look like in the context of your marriage or with your children?Click to Tweet

Show Notes:

Change is a process, not an event. Click to Tweet

The Outline of Biblical Usage taken from Blue Letter Bible defines it as: 

“Meekness toward God is that disposition of spirit in which we accept His dealings with us as good, and therefore without disputing or resisting. In the OT, the meek are those wholly relying on God rather than their own strength to defend against injustice. Thus, meekness toward evil people means knowing God is permitting the injuries they inflict, that He is using them to purify His elect, and that He will deliver His elect in His time (Isa 41:17), Luke 18:1-8). Gentleness or meekness is the opposite to self-assertiveness and self-interest. It stems from trust in God's goodness and control over the situation. The gentle person is not occupied with self at all. This is a work of the Holy Spirit, not of the human will (Gal 5:23).”

This excerpt below is from Studies in the Sermon on the Mount from D. Martin Lloyd-Jones:

‘There are people who seem to be born naturally nice. That is not what the Lord means when He says, `Blessed are the meek.' That is something purely biological, the kind of thing you get in animals. One dog is nicer than another, one cat is nicer than another. That is not meekness. So it does not mean to be naturally nice or easy to get on with. Nor does it mean weakness in personality or character. Still, less does it mean a spirit of compromise or ‘peace at any price. How often are these things mistaken. How often is the man regarded as meek who says, ‘Anything rather than have a disagreement.”    

What does it mean to be poor in spirit? Got Questions.org describes it:

“To be poor in spirit is to recognize your utter spiritual bankruptcy before God. It is understanding that you have absolutely nothing of worth to offer God. Being poor in spirit is admitting that, because of your sin, you are completely destitute spiritually and can do nothing to deliver yourself from your dire situation. Jesus is saying that no matter your status in life, you must recognize your spiritual poverty before you can come to God in faith to receive the salvation He offers. When Jesus says, “Blessed are the poor in spirit, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven,” He is declaring that, before we can enter God’s kingdom, we must recognize the utter worthlessness of our own spiritual currency and the inability of our own works to save us.”

The meek are those who quietly submit themselves to God, to His Word and to His rod, who follow His directions, and comply with His designs, and are gentle toward all men.

~ Matthew Henry

Scriptures & References:

1 Peter 3:4

Matthew 5:5

Romans 8:28

Isaiah 41:17

Matthew 21:5

Matthew 11:29

Ephesians 4:29

Philippians 4:5

1 Peter 3:15

James 1:5

James 3:17

Cultivating a Gentle Spirit @Thankful Homemaker

What Does it Mean to Be Poor in Spirit? @Got Questions

Studies in the Sermon on the Mount by D. Martin Lloyd Jones

Listen & Download the Podcast:

Subscribe to the Podcast on Your Favorite App

Find All Podcast Episodes Here with Show Notes

 

Related posts:

  1. Do You Have a Meek and Quiet Spirit?
  2. Podcast Ep. 30: Cultivating Self-Control in Our Lives
  3. EP 52: Introduction to the Spiritual Disciplines
  4. Cultivating Beauty in Your Home


Free Resource Library

Get more posts like this in your inbox!

And while you’re at it, you’ll receive access to our FREE library of resources to help you in your homemaking!.

(I will not spam you. Read my privacy policy.)

« 10 Simple & Practical Hostess Gifts
Getting to the Heart of Our Idolatry with X-Ray Questions »

Comments

  1. Sue says

    at

    What a blessing you are! Thank you for this podcast. The references, the scripture, your soothing voice…are so timely for me and so many. My current struggle is that my 32 year old son has decided to end his marriage of 4 years. He is not living a Christ centered life so his reasons are more worldly. She doesn’t give me what I need, she isn’t motivated to be better, there is someone better out there for me. He knows this will destroy his wife. He loves her but is not in love with her. They have been to a Christian counselor and there have been improvements but he is tired of ‘doing it all’. She comes from a broken home, has very little self worth and has a learning disability. My son is a go getter, highly motivated and money/goal oriented. He comes to my husband and I for advice and we listen and encourage. Sometimes I feel we are supporting his decision more than sharing the truth of God. It is heartbreaking.
    How do we respond? How do we share God’s perspective in all of this in a way he will hear? He has a good heart- he is so emotional when they do meet and discuss their future. I keep praying God will intervene and heal their wounds, help each of them to see each other with love- the love they felt when they married. I know I have no control in this and that God will use this to teach and grow. But at what cost? There I go- questioning Him.
    I see this as a marital valley that they can work through with help from their amazing counselor and come out stronger. But my son has decided they are incompatible.
    If you have any advice, scripture or past podcast you feel would benefit, I would so appreciate it.
    My husband and I moved in May of this year and left our church home. I have not yet found a new church. I have sisters in Christ who are praying but feel a bit isolated.
    Thank you. Bless you. God’s Got This❤️

Welcome to Thankful Homemaker

So thankful you’ve stopped by for a visit. Please grab a cup of coffee or tea and sit a bit. I hope to remind you that contentment in our role as homemakers begins with finding our satisfaction in Christ.

read more…

Categories

  • Bible Study
  • Christian Living
  • Holidays
  • Homemaking
  • Marriage
  • Menu Planning
  • Motherhood
  • Podcast
  • Time Management

thankfulhomemaker

Marci Ferrell
"The spiritual disciplines are ways by which we ca "The spiritual disciplines are ways by which we can spiritually place ourselves in the path of God’s grace and seek Him." ⁣
~ Donald Whitney⁣
⁣
Link to listen to all the episodes in the Spiritual Disciplines Series at the link in my profile @thankfulhomemaker (click on the link under the blue arrows and then this image).
The means of grace or spiritual disciplines are wa The means of grace or spiritual disciplines are ways the Holy Spirit conforms us more and more into the image of Christ.⁣
⁣
Link to listen to Introduction to the Spiritual Disciplines at the link in my profile @thankfulhomemaker (click on the link under the blue arrows and then this image).
This is the secret of being content: to learn and This is the secret of being content: to learn and accept that we live daily by God’s unmerited favor given through Christ, and that we can respond to any and every situation by His divine enablement through the Holy Spirit.⁣
~ Jerry Bridges⁣
⁣
Listen in to EP 46: Our Need for Contentment at the link in my profile @thankfulhomemaker (click on the link under the blue arrows and then this image)
“So what does contentment mean? It is an inner s “So what does contentment mean? It is an inner sense of rest or peace that comes from being right with God and knowing that He is in control of all that happens to us.”⁣
~ Steven J. Cole⁣
⁣
The quote is taken from EP 46: Our Need for Contentment - link in my profile @thankfulhomemaker to listen to the episode (click on the link under the blue arrows and then this image)⁣
⁣
#contentment #peace #rest #christian #christianity #thankfulhomemaker #bedeeplyrooted #womenintheword #wellwateredwomen #womenoftheword #christianblogger  #christians #treasurechrist #joyinchrist #inchristalone #wordbeforeworld  #deeplyrooted
Contentment in our walk as believers is learned, j Contentment in our walk as believers is learned, just as Paul learned it, so do we as we walk this walk with the Lord. It does not come naturally to us. We know deep down the secret to contentment is to keep our eyes on the Lord in every situation. ⁣
⁣
Come listen in to Our Need for Contentment at the link in my profile @thankfulhomemaker (click on the link under the blue arrows and then this image).
"Rather than mourning over sin, the world redefine "Rather than mourning over sin, the world redefines it, or worse, celebrates it."⁣
~ John MacArthur
There is no heart God cannot conquer.⁣ There is There is no heart God cannot conquer.⁣
There is no life He cannot change.⁣
There is no past He cannot forgive.⁣
~ Steve Lawson
What does it look like to live a fruitful life in What does it look like to live a fruitful life in the empty nest years?  What do I do now? What does my day-to-day life look like? Am I needed anymore? These are questions that raced through my mind as the empty nest season approached and was quickly upon me.⁣
⁣
Come listen in to Fruitful Living in the Empty Nest Years at the link in my profile @thankfulhomemaker (click on the link under the blue arrows and then this image).
"A Christian home should be a place of peace, and "A Christian home should be a place of peace, and there can be no peace where there is no self-denial."⁣
~ Elisabeth Elliot⁣
⁣
Quote is taken from EP 102: Blessed are the Peacemakers - link to listen is in my profile @thankfulhomemaker (click on the link under the blue arrows and then this image).
Load More... Follow on Instagram

Access the FREE Library!

Copyright © 2021 Thankful Homemaker · All Rights Reserved · Privacy Policy & Disclosure

Copyright © 2021 · Divine Theme on Genesis Framework · WordPress · Log in

  • Facebook
  • Twitter
  • Pinterest
  • Email