I must share a confession. When I read 1 Peter 3:4 as a young woman I would despair. “Oh, God, please help me. How can I be like that?” To have a “meek and quiet spirit” was the opposite of my personality. I realize, of course, that it is not my personality. It is allowing the Holy Spirit to have His way in my heart and life. And yes, God has helped me throughout all these years.But let’s look a little closer. The word “quiet” can be misleading. Some people have quiet personalities and yet be stubborn and rebellious on the inside. Others are boisterous and loud and yet have a soft spirit in their inner man. The true meaning of this word is “to keep one’s seat.”
It is the composure of the inner man. It is not the absence of noise but keeping calm in the midst of noise and chaos! Wow, we surely need this anointing as mothers, don’t we? It’s calm in the midst of the storm. Undisturbed by the circumstances around us. Inner tranquility. It’s not jumping up off your seat (figuratively and physically) when you are agitated, irritated, or challenged.
Wow, that is powerful, isn’t it? How can you do it? If you can get a hold of this picture, it will help you “to keep your seat” instead of “flying off the handle,” instead of retorting back to your husband, instead of “blowing your stack”!
You can’t do it in your own strength. It is only by the power of the Holy Spirit working in your life. Yield yourself to the Holy Spirit and the beautiful life of Jesus that dwells within you.
Jesus lives in rest. Northing takes Him by surprise. Let Him answer the door to the things that upset you and make you angry. That’s why this beautiful anointing is of “great price” to God because it is not you, but the power of the Holy Spirit within you.
Did you notice that God also calls it “beautiful”?
Can you try “keeping your seat” today?
Blessings from Nancy Campbell