Isn't wonderful that we have a Father in Heaven who gentles us to greatness! Step by step he walks through various exercises of growth so that we may become that person he knows we are capable of becoming.
A lesson of Gentling from a Horseman
"It’s often a matter of working through their emotions. ”What I’m trying to do is [get the kids] to communicate and trust again,” he said. ”A lot of them are withdrawn. They need to solve the real issue in themselves and work it out. The horse brings it out. When I watch the horse with these boys, it helps to deal with their problems, the situations they’ve been through in the past. You can’t grow if you’re holding on to something. I help them let go and talk about it in a way where it isn’t going to make them feel bad or make them look bad at their parents.
”I help them deal with those issues to better themselves. We try to break the cycle that got them into the situation they’re in and try to show them a more positive way of dealing with hardships. They need to have respect for all living things and other people’s personal things, too. They need to respect one another and try to help one another” (Stanford Addison, Northern Arapaho Nation).
Can God's gentling technique help us "break the cycle(s)" in our lives that impede our growth?
Or, maybe we need to help someone feel great through some gentling?
"To discipline in the lord's way is to loving and patiently teach" (Lynn G. Robbins).
"Kindness is the power that God has given us to unlock hard hearts and subdue stubborn souls" (George Albert Smith).
"The way you see (an individual) is the way you treat them, and the way you treat them is [who] they [will] become" (Johann Wolfgang von Goethe).
"Never let a problem to be solved become more important than a person to be loved" (Thomas S. Monson).
"The world has enough women who are tough; we need women who are tender. There are enough women who are coarse; we need women who are kind" (Margaret D. Nadauld).
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