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IS MEEKNESS WEAKNESS?
Do you think it's weak to be meek? Perhaps you could try being meek for a week! Meekness is not for weaklings. Meekness comes from a soul that allows the Holy Spirit to work His grace in her heart. Meekness (to be humble and lowly) is a beautiful thing. God actually states that "He will BEAUTIFY the meek with salvation" (Psalm 149:4).
Meekness brings sweetness to relationships and the atmosphere of the home. It reveals the character of Jesus who is meek and lowly (Matthew 11:29). On the other hand, the opposite of meekness, which is stubbornness and pride is an ugly thing. It destroys marriages and wrecks the atmosphere of the home.
Does meekness make you feel miserable? No. Isaiah 29:19 tells us that the meek INCREASE THEIR JOY in the Lord, plus a load of other blessings.
Samuel Thodey writes states that "Meekness is that calmness of spirit which grows not out of reliance on self, but out of reliance on God . . . Christianity is a discipline of humility. In making men Christ-like it makes them meek."
Ask the Holy Spirit to work a spirit of meekness in you. It will bring such blessing to your home.
Love from Nancy Campbell
