I bruise easily.
When you don't speak in gentleness, I do get hurt
even if I don't want to be petty or proud,
even IF you were right (which I don't think you always are)...
I know I've told you you need to work on your gentleness before as the fruit of the Spirit.
You disagreed
(and I find that to have been in pride)
but two recent incidents just proved to show that you were wrong.
I do realise that increasingly.
You really need to be more gentle with your words;
speak the truth in love.
Why can't you see that or find virtue in that?
You're not always a warrior, not 100% of the time.
Look at Moses or even Jesus himself; they were great men (and for Jesus he was also Christ) who did amazing things for God and His people,
but they were humble and gentle people as well (Numbers 12:3).
Even if you find your identity to be one of a fighter's, there are definitely times when you are asked/required to shed your armour and show kindness and gentleness.
If these virtues are not relevant or universal, why would they have been mentioned in the Bible and instructed to us to grow?
"A gentle answer turns away wrath, but a harsh word stirs up anger." -Proverbs 15:1
I hope you will one day see that... and realise that you always unintentionally hurt me.
Regardless of intentions, the fact that you hurt me remains unchanged.
Work on it.
even if I don't want to be petty or proud,
even IF you were right (which I don't think you always are)...
I know I've told you you need to work on your gentleness before as the fruit of the Spirit.
You disagreed
(and I find that to have been in pride)
but two recent incidents just proved to show that you were wrong.
I do realise that increasingly.
You really need to be more gentle with your words;
speak the truth in love.
Why can't you see that or find virtue in that?
You're not always a warrior, not 100% of the time.
Look at Moses or even Jesus himself; they were great men (and for Jesus he was also Christ) who did amazing things for God and His people,
but they were humble and gentle people as well (Numbers 12:3).
Even if you find your identity to be one of a fighter's, there are definitely times when you are asked/required to shed your armour and show kindness and gentleness.
If these virtues are not relevant or universal, why would they have been mentioned in the Bible and instructed to us to grow?
"A gentle answer turns away wrath, but a harsh word stirs up anger." -Proverbs 15:1
I hope you will one day see that... and realise that you always unintentionally hurt me.
Regardless of intentions, the fact that you hurt me remains unchanged.
Work on it.