Gentleness doesn’t just happen in the moment—it’s cultivated long before we’re triggered.

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Practical Tips on Growing in Gentleness with Nicolet Bell + Christie Thomas

In this episode, we’re talking about the real, behind-the-scenes work of becoming a more gentle parent… and a more gentle person. From recognizing our triggers (hello, running late 😅) to inviting God into those heated moments, true gentleness starts with surrender—not control.

✨ Gentleness isn’t about getting the outcome we want
✨ It’s about trusting God with the outcome
✨ It’s about choosing faithfulness over force

When we pause, pray, and invite God into our reactions, everything begins to shift—not always our circumstances, but our hearts.

If you’ve ever felt overwhelmed, reactive, or stretched thin… this conversation is for you.

Reference: John 15:5

Prayer: Thank you, Father, that gentleness is a fruit of your Spirit. I'm so grateful that you don't ask us to do something that you aren't willing to help us with. We confess our need for your help when it comes to growing in gentleness. We can't do anything apart from you, especially not mothering. We need you. Help us to abide in you today so that we might bear your fruit.

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Feeling overwhelmed? Carrying more than you were meant to hold?

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A Prayer to Feel our Burdens Lifted by Christie Thomas

In today's episode, we talk about what Jesus really meant when He said, “Come to me… and I will give you rest.” What if you were never meant to do the heavy lifting on your own?This conversation is a gentle reminder that Jesus doesn’t add to your burdens—He helps carry them. Take a few minutes to listen, breathe, and be reminded: you are not alone in what you’re carrying.

Reference: Matthew 11:28-30

Prayer: Jesus, you are so gentle but so strong. Thank you for carrying the burden for us and for helping us to live our lives well. As we take a minute to give our burdens to you, thank you that you take them. And I pray that we would feel that you are lifting them. In Jesus' name, amen.

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What if rest isn't something you find — it's someone you return to?

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A Prayer to Receive Help from Our Gentle Partner by Christie Thomas

In Matthew 11, Jesus doesn't hand us a yoke and say "get to work." He steps in beside us, already wearing it, and says, "walk with me."When we're weary and burdened, we don't have the bandwidth to be gentle, patient, or present for the people who need us most. But we don't have to white-knuckle it alone.In this episode, we're sitting with Matthew 11:28-30 and exploring what it really looks like to give Jesus your burdens — and let him actually carry them.

Reference: Matthew 11:28-30

Prayer: Jesus, forgive me for trying to carry all my burdens on my own, instead of letting You help me. I give You the burden of my sin and the other things that weigh me down and I choose to let You help me with these burdens. Thank You for being my Helper and for Your easy and light burden. In Jesus’s name, amen.

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We've been getting gentleness wrong! It's not about being quiet. It's not about being a pushover.

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A Prayer to Live with Humility by Christie Thomas

According to Jesus, gentleness is actually about trust — being so confident in God's goodness and control that you stop obsessing over your own needs and rights.That changes everything about how we parent, how we work, and how we treat people online.This week's episode by Christie Thomas digs into what Jesus actually meant when he called himself gentle and lowly — and what it looks like for us to live that way too.

Reference: Matthew 11:29

Prayer:
Jesus, I praise You because You are gentle and lowly, not obsessing about Yourself or what’s best for You, but considering our interests as even more important than Yours. I confess I don’t usually live like this and often don’t even want to live like this. Please change my heart and help me to trust in Your goodness and control over every situation. In Your name, amen.

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What would you do with an army of 48,000 angels? In Matthew 26, Jesus had access to exactly that — and he chose not to use it. Not because he was weak, but because he knew something greater was at stake.

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A Prayer to Lay Down our Defenses by Christie Thomas

This week's episode digs into the Garden of Gethsemane and what it looks like to hold real power… and lay it down anyway. It's one of the most countercultural things Jesus ever did, and it has everything to say about how we face our own moments of vulnerability.

Reference: Matthew 26:53

Prayer: Father, help my children to remember that the power of heaven is backing them up, so they can choose to work for reconciliation without fear.

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Gentleness isn't weak. It's actually what our world is desperately longing for.

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A World Longing for Gentleness by Nicolet Bell & Christie Thomas

We live in an outrage culture — hot takes, anger, polarization... and sadly, Christians are often seen as part of the problem. But what if we became known for our gentleness instead? 😔➡️🕊️

Jesus didn't grasp at power. He humbled himself. He served. He died. And we are explicitly called to have that same attitude. (Philippians 2!)

And mama — how we respond to our kids today is showing them what Jesus looks like. That's the weight and the beauty of it. 🙏

Reference: Titus 3:2

Prayer: Father, help us to offer your gentleness to a longing world. In a culture full of outrage, help us to live another way, Your way. In Jesus' name, amen.

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Gentleness isn't weakness — it's power under control.

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A Prayer to Keep our Strength Under Control by Christie Thomas

In today's episode by Christie Thomas, we talk about how Jesus could have entered Jerusalem with a golden horse, an angel army, and a royal parade. Instead, He rode in on a borrowed donkey, surrounded by friends. No fanfare. No flexing. Just quiet, humble strength. That's what true gentleness looks like — not having nothing to prove, but choosing to prove nothing.

Reference: Matthew 21:5

Prayer: Father, I know you are powerful, Jesus. Thank you for keeping your power under control and being gentle with us. Help us to learn to keep our strength under control too. In Jesus' name, amen. Thanks for joining me today.

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What if God's love for you looks less like a distant judge and more like a father crouching down, holding your hands, cheering your first steps?

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A Prayer to Know His Father's Heart by Christie Thomas

Reference: Hosea 11:3

Prayer: Lord, thank You for Your gentle heart of love toward Israel and toward me. Help me see You as a delighted father rather than as an angry dictator. Thank You for holding back Your right to vent the full fury of Your anger for my sake. Help me trust You to ease the yoke of slavery to sin from my jaw and give me food, the Bread of Life. In Jesus’s name, amen.

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