A Gentle and Quiet Spirit...

Some people would say to be gentle is to be weak, this however is not the case. Lets say you are holding a newborn baby, what would be the gentle way to hold him or her? Would it be up tight and close, squeezing the baby? Would it be limply holding your arms out with barely enough support. The answer is neither. The first would be overpowering, brutal. The second would be weak and careless. The definition of gentle is: using the lease amount of force necessary. You cannot be too gentle or not gentle enough because when that happens, the action becomes something else. Gentleness is a huge strength. It takes alot of strength to know what the right amount of force necesary is and to act upon it. Often gentleness requires being more or less forceful then you normally would be. Therefore gentleness is not natural and takes alot of strength.

Is God Fair?

What does fair mean? A working definition of fair is "equal treatment". Looking at that defintion, does that define God? some wold say yes, that God equally loves us no matter what we do. Altghough I agree that God does love us despite our actions, he does not show that love equally. He loves us each differently. Blowfish gave an example. Lets say there are 18 girls in the room and you have eighteen apples BUT one of the girls hasnt eaten in a long time and needs the food more than the rest of us, what would be the FAIR way to distribute the apples? Some say it would be fairest to give extra to the one girl because she needs it more, but that turns the action into love, not fairness. Fair is giving everyone equal treatment. Love is often in direct opposition to fair, therefore God is not fair because God is love.