Are you gentle?

Let your gentleness be evident to all. The Lord is near. Phil. 4:5

Christians are to be known for their gentleness. Are we gentle with other people, especially other believers?

Another version translates gentleness as kindness. Are we kind to one another so much that even strangers notice?

It can be translated as 'let all know and perceive and recognize your unselfishness'. Are we unselfish in all areas of our life?

The original word in Greek can mean considerateness or forebearing spirit. Are we so considerate that it is evident to everyone?

Do we have a forebearing spirit?

This little line says a lot. The Lord will be back soon. Will He have cause to say, "Well done." of each one of us? If we were not supposed to work toward being gentle, kind, unselfish, considerate and forebearing to the point that it was obvious to everyone, it would not be instructed in the Bible.