Gentleness, a fruit of the Spirit as we read in Galatians 5:22-23: “But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness and self-control. Against such things there is no law.” (NIV ~ emphasis mine)
This is my first time ever to host a carnival. It was such a great honor to be the first one to read all 10 essays by these incredible Christian women. Pull up a chair, get your fav coffee/tea/cider and read their thoughts on ‘Gentleness’, the theme of this week’s Carnival of Beauty.
- While gentleness is often associated with weakness, Blair discovers that “It Takes Strength To Be Gentle“.
- Yee-haw! It’s Stock Show and Rodeo time in Fort Worth, Texas! Join Carol for a wild ride over at She Lives as she compares breaking a horse to the fruit of the Spirit. After all, She’s a Bronc, y’all!
- Carolyn at Solo Femininity is sharing her thoughts why a gentle response based in grace and faith from women encourages men to initiate and lead in relationships in her post titled “The Learning Curve for Leadership“.
- Barbara of Tidbits And Treasures reminds us that gentleness should be part of our lives always, spilling over to others in her assay titled “Gentleness“.
- Kim at Mother-Lode admires gentle men, and invites her son to hold the door open in Gentlemen?
- In her post, Listening for the Whisper, Heather of Mom 2 Mom Connection ponders how the voice of God often comes to us gently, as in a whisper. She reminds us how the prophet Elijah had to journey to a quiet place to hear God’s voice — like we must do within our hearts.
- In the attempt to read the Bible through this year, Michele of Chasing Contentment got bogged down in Numbers. She can’t seem to go on. She sees the need to push through these Old Testament books that wear her down, as she is Searching for the Gentle One she encounters in her heart.
- Would you appreciate a cup of steaming spiced cider if I threw it at you? Carmen of Full Contact Christ-centric Living poses an unusual question as she considers the beauty of gentleness in her essay ‘With Gentleness and Reverence‘.
- Donna of Devotionals by Donna reminds us that we don’t have to be doormats when we are gentle in her post titled “The Beauty of Gentleness“
- Patricia Ann describes the beauty of gentleness that is seen in those who will lay down their power and strength in service to those who are weak and less powerful as an act of love and obedience in her assay “The Beauty of a Gentle Giant“.
- Iris at Eph2810 reminds us that we are His light in this world. Let Your Light Shine as we ask the Holy Spirit to be our guide during a heated argument.
Thank you Ladies for your participation. I was thrilled to read your thoughts on Gentleness. Also, a huge thank you to Sallie at Two Talent Living creating this wonderful carnival.
Next week’s Carnival of Beauty is hosted by Bethany of A Picturesque Life. The theme for next week is ‘Contentment’. Hope to see you at Bethany’s place.
My usual Wednesday post will resume next week…
Living in His grace ~ Eph2810
the gentle blush
of a whisky shot
carries him home
or
the gentle warmth
of hot cocoa –
a child again
Shane
p.s. WW sent me.
Iris — you did a great job rounding up all these gentle lady bloggers. I’ll be dropping by your place several times to peruse.
🙂
I am LOVING your site…. I am a Christian and I enjoy being able to visit sites that speak of God’s Word and love for us.
Thanks so much for your well-wishes on my site. I do hope you can drop by again! I sure will be a frequent visitor of yours… 🙂
wow! what a “carnival” . great stuff here. i just love your site.
btw, from mom to mom, “no not too direct at all” lol and i just did a post kinda along those lines that i would love to hear your thoughts and input.
have a wonderful and blessed day!
lisa
Okay Shane – I know your are coming from Wendy’s audition – but I haven’t a clue what you are talking about :)…
Heather – thank you for your kind words – it was a lot of fun hosting it and I hope to see you on the next hostess list 🙂
Chrixean – thank you for stopping by – I have bookmarked your blog and I know I will visit often to see how your pregnancy is going 🙂
Radical One – okay now I have goosebumps, because I felt prompted to go to your blog this afternoon. I guess the time you were over here I posted a comment on your blog- hmmmm…:)
Great job, Iris! Thank you so much for doing this. I’m really enjoying reading. Will finish up this evening.
Great job! Looks like your first hosting is a success.
Thank you Carol and Amie for stopping by and encouraging words…It was fun 🙂
Amie – I was hoping to see you writing about a post – well maybe next time. Check out Sallie’s blog http://www.twotalentliving.com/ for the schedule.
Thank you Carol for your encouragement on Monday night :)…
It’s a nice looking blog you have here, well layed out, etc. Don’t worry I’ve got nothing against christians.
Hi Iris!! Nice job you’ve done here. Hope you have a great weekend!! You’re one of my favorite blog-friends!
hugs,
Vicki
Thanks Vicki for stopping by. Yes, God as blessed me with a lot of beautiful fellow women bloggers. They are great. And as I mentioned it on your blog before – you encourage me with your posts all the time.
((((hugs))))