Rockin' the Boat Gently

I recently read, The cemetery is full of people who didn't rock the boat.

Don't rock the boat! implies.... don't make trouble, keep your mouth shut, don't mess with Pandora's Box. There's a certain amount of wisdom here; however, rockin' the boat, at times, gets things done, encourages transformation.

When Jesus began to reveal who He really was, He was rockin' the boat. When He healed on the Sabbath, the Pharisees called it blasphemy. When He ate with sinners and sought out the sick and needy, He caused political turmoil. Jesus allowed the boat to be rocked literally before He calmed the storm--with His disciples and him in the boat--possibly to get their attention. "Why are you so afraid? Do you still have no faith?"

The Fruits of the Spirit include love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness and self-control. Although these don't seem like "rock the boat" attributes, perhaps they are as we don't see much of any one of these in our world today.

We were each given unique gifts. Perhaps spreading joy, sharing peace, being patient during difficult times, using self-control when it would be easier to explode, and being faithful is your way of "rockin the boat."

I'm speculating that if I had to choose between two epithets,

She rocked the boat ...or... 

She didn't rock the boat, 

I would choose 

She Rocked the Boat --and let's add-- Gently.