Personal Prayer
Praise God for being sovereign, all-powerful, just, and gentle—all at the same time! Thank him for dealing gently with you in your faults. Confess times of lashing out at others. Commit yourself to reflecting the gentleness of God to those around you, and ask God to produce that part of his Spirit’s fruit in abundance in you.

For Your Family and Friends
Pray that you will be consistently gentle with those closest to you. Ask God to help you avoid reactionary responses to family members with habits that annoy you.

For the Church
Pray that gentleness will be a noticeable characteristic of your local church. Ask that those teaching children and new or broken believers be given a special measure of gentleness as they lead.

For the Kingdom
Pray that Christians who differ with one another will present a positive example to the world of how to gently disagree in love. Ask God to present that example also through you in your own conflict situations.

For People to Know Jesus
Pray that your gentleness will be evident to all (Phil. 4:5). Ask God to use such a witness in the process of saving those near you who are watching your actions.

Prayer Pointer
“No answer to prayer is an indication of our merit; every answer to prayer is an indication of God’s mercy.” —John Blanchard