Whenmostpeoplehearthatword“meek,”manytimestheythinkofaweak,shy,reservedortimidpersonwholetseverybodyrunalloverthem.Butthat’snotatallwhatitmeanstobemeek.Meeknessisnotweakness;it’sstrengthundercontrol.Meeknessislikeawildhorsethathasbeentamed.He’sjustasstrong,justaspowerful,hasjustasmuchspeedasbefore,butnowthatstrengthisundercontrol.Youcanwalkuptohim,pethim,leadthehorsearound,getonhimandridehim.Butdon’tbefooled.Hehasthesamepower,thesametenacityasbefore,he’sjustlearnedhowtocontrolit.

Whenyou’reameekperson,youdon’thavetogoaroundtryingtostraighteneverybodyout.Youdon’trespondtoeverycritic.Peoplemaybetalkingaboutyou,butyoudon’tletitbotheryou.Youmayhavethepowertodosomethingaboutit,butyourealizeyourtimeistoovaluable.Youdon’tfallforeverydistraction.Instead,youkeepyourfocusonwhatGodhascalledyoutodo.YoukeepyourstrengthandpowerundercontrolsothatyouchoosetostayinpeaceandmoveforwardinthevictorytheLordhasinstoreforyou.