“You have given me the shield of your salvation, and your right hand supported me, and your gentleness made me great. You gave a wide place for my steps under me, and my feet did not slip. I pursued my enemies and overtook them, and did not turn back till they were consumed. ~ Psalm 18:35-37 (emphasis mine)
Have you ever realized how gentle our Lord is with us? Over the last couple of weeks He has reminded me gently that He is in control of the universe (and my life). Sometimes I just see only the things right before me; I don’t see the big picture. David always found the right words to praise our Lord. If you have not read Psalm 18 in its entirety, I encourage you to put it on your reading schedule…
So this week, I am thankful for gentleness; not only the gentleness of my Lord and Savior, but also the gentleness from the people around me…
- Thank You Lord for Your incredible gentleness. Although I sometimes see only the issues in front of me, You always find a way to remind me that there is a bigger picture. I might not understand it now, but I know that I can trust You…
- Thank You Lord for sending Your Son to redeem us. He showed us what gentleness means. How to react to even rude people…
- Thank You Lord for placing a husband by my side who is so gentle. Not only in his actions toward me, but also his words calm my spirit…
- Thank You Lord for the gentle reminder to digg deep into Psalms – my comfort ‘food’. I am so thrilled about Beth Moore’s study on the Psalms…
- Thank You Lord for the friends in my life, who are loving, but also gently point me back in the right direction…
- Thank You Lord for the gentle breezes in the afternoon, which helps cool down the air at night…
- And Lord, this week I am especially thankful for Lynn, who has a gentle spirit and is a great prayer warrior. Lord, thank You for crossing our paths two years ago. I am blessed by her presence in my life…
What are you thankful for this week? Would you like to share with us? Just leave your link below (make sure it goes to your blog or Thankful Thursday post)…
Thank you for stopping by today and remember: Praise the Lord in your current storm (no matter how hard it might be) – David did – and I choose to do the same…
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You are such a gentle blessing to the blog world my friend, I love you.
Amen! A gentle husband is truly a gift. Like yours, mine is and I just feel blessed everyday. According to him, he is water and I’m….fire. 😉
Iris,
What a wonderful theme this week… as always. Your list is beautiful and I am beyond, touched by your words of kindness and love. I love you my sister!
Those gentle spirits in our lives make a difference don’t they….
Iris, thank you for hosting as always…it’s always a highlight~it keeps it all in perspective…writing those simple lists….
peace to you!
lori
Girl— you hit me where I had my problem with —this week! How’d you know?
Well, I know for sure that GOD knew. He always does.
You are an incredible blessing!
LOVE you much!!!
That gentleness definitely shines through you, Iris. I’m thankful God is gentle with us, even though I don’t deserve it. The psalms truly are a blessing!
My mouth fell open when I came here and realized we had both written on the same exact thing. 🙂
hank you for sharing your lovely thankful heart with us. Thank God for His love and gentleness in all His dealing with us. May He enable us to sing forth His praises always! Blessed Thankful Thursday!
thank you for always sharing from your heart. TT is truly one of my favorite blog posts throughout the week! -Blessings, Laurie
What a lovely TT. Thank you Iris for always choosing a wonderful topic and verse that touches me.
Have a TT!
Cheryl
Oh I needed this reminder about gentleness. When I have a lot going one (like I do right now) I tend to come across rather strong rather than being controlled by gentleness and meekness (power under control). I am going to write this word on index cards and tape them strategically around my home and other places.
A wonderful Thankful Thursday to you Iris! Thanks so much for giving us this opportunity!
I needed to read this today. That is something I am trying to remind myself to be gentle more often.
How badly I needed a dose of thanksgiving and praise this morning. It was just wonderful to share this day with others, and to take part in it as well. Thank you for hosting -such a beautifully simple site-love all the hearts!
Chris
I love coming here to read everyone’s post and their “Thankfulness”
What a wonderful way to focus on what God is doing in my life. I pray you have a wonderful day.
Blessing to you , Linda
Iris, I praise God for bringing people along side of me to war on my behalf. Thanks for sharing! And for hosting TT. You are a blessing.
I am thankful for God’s ways! I am so glad your week was good. Lynn is a blessing, indeed. Have a lovely week ahead.
Gentleness. I love it. God does have that for us. Thanks for a wonderful reminder! Happy TT!! Great Post.
Iris,
What a beautiful thought – the Lord’s gentleness. It brings a smile to my face and joy to my heart.
Blessings,
Tammy
I love this meme! Thanx for a chance to express my gratitude:).
A beautiful Scripture and a wonderful reminder that the Lord is gentle with us.
Thanks, Iris, for encouraging us to be thankful!
Beth@TheAccidentalPharisee
What a beautiful, beautiful scripture and post. Iris, your gentleness is a blessing to all of us! Thank you for reminding us always to be thankful.
How true! Have a blessed Thankful Thursday! Hugs
Iris could you e-mail me? I hunted on here for your e-mail addy but I must be overlooking it. I wanted to let you know that you have just won one of the Driven by Eternity sets in my giveaway!!! I’m so excited for you! Can’t wait to hear from you. Big hugs!
Loved this reminder. Gentleness. Needed this.
Have a good Thankful Thursday, Iris.
I can just FEEL YOUR SWEET SPIRIT!
GOD BLESS YOU!
Lea
I agree with the friends who help point me back in the right direction. I am thankful to you for hosting TT and for the reminders I get out of your posts!
Have a great week!
God’s gentleness is truly a blessing in my life. I tend to be harsh with myself and it has been such a refreshment when He deals with me in such a gentle way – it feels like love pouring through my soul – even when it’s for the purpose of instruction or discipline. Thanks for the reminder of His loving gentleness!
Blessings,
Nancy
I’m so thankful that God loves me and forgives me even in my most prideful arrogant ways. argh!
Thats a wonderful blessings you’ve said…Mine is up too..
I, too, am thankful that God is gentle with us. He gently pushes and nudges us and He is patient when we take our time or “just don’t get it”.
I like this picture of God being gentle. I think I’ll be pondering today about the full extent of what that means. Thank you!
~ Leanne
Thanks for your post – God surely is gentle!
~Chrissy
Bless you IRIS for THANKFUL THURSDAY! This is my FAVORITE favorite! You are such a gentle, loving and thankful heart and spirit so sensitive to the Lord! Your posts and list of thankfulness always makes me reflect on what the Lord is doing in my life…this time with the GENTLENESS of the Lord, you have again pricked my heart…or in your words STING MY HEART with the truth of His Word and character.
Though I appreciate your entire list, the one that has struck me the most was the reminder of how Our Lord sent His Son to redeem us, and aMazingly though people treated Him rudely, He was steadfastly gentle…(Pro 15:1 NASB) A gentle answer turns away wrath, But a harsh word stirs up anger. Since the Passion of Christ movie, we have vivid images of that horrendous rudeness…and Christ’s overwhelming compassion and gentleness in response. This convicts me more for Lynn’s Water Experiment challenge “to watch our words” and not cause a ripple effect. Bless you for your attentiveness to the Lord and those around you that exemplify HIS Gentleness. I cannot say that I have had that fortune, except now thru “blogging” friends and a few church friends from back home. I am so much more aware of our society and present age, where it seems that the beautiful quality of gentleness is forgotten. I saw it back when I was teaching how children
were more and more harsh and rude to each other and even adults…I pray that
Jesus has touched these lives and shown them how to be GENTLE! Thank you!
Thank you for reminding me each week there is something to be thankful for!
God bless!!
Late again, but still thankful! 🙂
You are so right about the blessing of the gentleness of God. Thanks for your reminders always to always praise God in the storm. ((()))
Jen