Milestones on the Road to a Worthy Walk, Part 2 A Three-minute Bible Study Print, Study and Apply Title: Milestones on the Road to a Worthy Walk, Part 2 Keyword: "gentleness” Welcome to eXXit, the web site designed to help you stand strong in the face of sexual temptation. Passage: Ephesians 4:1-2* 1. I, therefore, the prisoner of the Lord, entreat you to walk in a manner worthy of the calling with which you have been called 2. with all humility and gentleness, with patience, showing forbearance to one another in love. Questions 1. Do you know anyone who is gentle? Do you want to be gentle?   2. How might gentleness be an asset in your fight to stand strong in the face of sexual temptation?   Practical help After mentioning humility in verse 2, Paul next tells us that Christians who are learning to "walk worthy" of their calling are gentle. We often speak of a horse being "gentle." A gentle horse is a horse whose strength is under control. You can trust that horse around kids. It won't hurt them. But that doesn't mean that the horse is weak! A horse can be strong and gentle because its strength is reined in. Likewise, gentle Christians are not weak; their strength is under the control of their Lord. There is a studied, self-confident, stability in gentle people. They don't back down from a confrontation when one is called for, but they are careful to confront in love. They use their strength to benefit the weak. Walking worthy of your calling requires that you submit your strength to the Lord's bit, that you allow Him to harness you for His tasks. Because your strength is at His disposal, you don't fly off the handle at the least provocation. You exercise the strength of your personality and will to further His purposes. You even submit your sexual strength and energies to Him! Your passions are harnessed for God's purposes, not for the wicked designs of pornography. eXXit homepage Index of three-minute studies Copyright 2003 by eXXit *Scripture taken from the NEW AMERICAN STANDARD BIBLE®, © Copyright The Lockman Foundation 1960, 1962, 1963, 1968, 1971, 1972, 1973, 1975, 1977, 1995. Used by permission. ----