Got fruit ? 8

Are you a gentle person? Are you a meek person? Most people think that being meek is being weak. That is not true at all. Jesus said, "blessed are the meek for they shall inherit the earth." The word meek could actually mean to be calm, patient, humble, or gentle. The eighth fruit of the spirit is gentleness. Gentleness is needed badly in the Christian community. I think that what is popular among many believers is harshness. When somebody does something wrong they are immediately shot down. When somebody slips up, they are brought all the way to the ground. Instead of being helped up, they are actually held down by the one who should be loving them the way Christ loves. That should not be the way we act. Being meek is actually the characteristic that is needed to help those who are weak. We need godly meekness. Meekness is not weakness.