Let Mildness Be Your Strength - Conclusion

 Christian parents, be assured that you too can teach your child the value of mildness. Consider the example of Maxence, age 17. He had to deal with angry people at school and in the ministry. His parents patiently worked with him to help him cultivate mildness. They say, "Maxence had come to understand that when provoked it takes more strength to hold back than to respond with anger or violence." Happily, mildness has become Maxence's strength.

What can we do when we are facing a tense situation, such as when someone slanders the name of our God or ridicules the Bible? We should ask Jehovah for his spirit and for his wisdom to respond in a mild way. What if we later realize that we did not respond as well as we should have? We can pray again about the matter and think of how we can do better the next time. In turn, Jehovah will grant us his holy spirit so that we can control our temper and show mildness.

Some Bible verses can help us to control our speech when confronted with difficult situations. God's spirit can bring those texts to mind. (John14:26) For example, the principles we find in the book of Proverbs can help us to be mild. (Read Proverbs 15:1, 18.) That Bible book also reveals the benefits of showing restraint in tense situations. - PROVERBS 10:19; 17:27; 21:23; 25:15. 

Next time: HOW INSIGHT HELPS US TO BE MILD

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