MEEKNESS (desplazarse hacia abajo=español)
1 Timothy 6:11….follow after righteousness, godliness, faith, love, patience, meekness.
The essence of meekness is to treat every person you meet as individuals of great value ( which they are) and superior to you ( which they all are, in one way or other).
Lack of meekness is my single greatest fault. In the army, I am ashamed to say, we were trained to be downright rude, and proud of it. Sometimes the best definition of something is the exact opposite of it. Meekness is an elusive term, rudeness isn’t. Rudeness is the opposite of meekness. i am working on it with the help of the Lord.
The Bibles tells us to pursue meekness.
Meekness is a decision. To be meek you have to learn from your critics. Do not get angry with them, nor fight them, but honestly be grateful to God for them. Critics many times are just trying to point something out. People are blind to their own faults. Critics help us with our blindness, IF WE LET THEM. You have to be meek to permit this correction.
Another word for meekness could be teachability. Know you can be taught by anyone. and be ready and eager to learn.
To be meek;
1. Recognize that you are fallible.
2. Accept people for the value that they have.
3. Everyone is your superior in some way.
4. Everyone is a person of great value.
5. Welcome every encounter as a clas in meekness, and the opportunity to learn something new.
BTW, a great by-product of meekness is that people will like you more, not be afraid of you, and will trust yosu. That will encourage them to give you constructive criticism, which we all need.
I recently applied for a job as an online english teacher for priveleged chinese kids (VIPKID in case your interested). I was turned down because they said I would scare the kids. Kind of funny, isn’t it? But it’s true. I need to be more meek. PureHeartChildren’sFund work as well teaches me the need to be meek. Loudness scares kids (we work with lots of kids). It also scares crazy people (we work with lots and lots of crazies). Check out Juanita, our cutie on this PureHeart poster, it’s easy to see why meekness is so critical.
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The best way to stay meek is to stay in prayer all day, acknowledging God and thanking Him, from whom all blessings flow. I try to stay in prayer 24 hours a day ( a challenge from a book I read by Brother Andrew). Never successful, but even just trying helps a lot to reach your goal of being meek.
Oh. Another thing I have been doing. If I unleash on someone, or am rude ( BETTER FOR ME TO SAY WHEN , NOT IF), I return to the crime scene immediately (If I don’t the Holy Spirit will stop trying to correct me). I am always trying to be in prayer, so the Holy Spirit puts a thought in my head like it’s saying “what did you just do??? Were you being a jerk just now”. When possible, I go back, IMMEDIATELY and explain that I was being a jerk (which they already knew ) and I meekly and sincerely ask for pardon. My wife, kids and friends I am with hate it when I do that. I almost got the bark beaten off of me a few times, one old lady would absolutely NOT pardon me, but usually it work and I have new friendships for the glory of God because of this new habbit. Most importantly though, knowing I will have to go back with hat in hand, begging forgiveness if I spout off, it keeps me more meek and less rude.
You can not be bitter and meek at the same time! one of the most needed messages of my life…. the danger of bitterness, malc’s teaching last Sunday, scroll down on the ccmi page and listen to it. https://www.
Matthew 5:5 Blessed are the meek,
for they will inherit the earth.
Dean Peters
Joyfully serving the ‘least of these’ in Nicaragua for the glory of God
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mansedumbre
1 Timoteo 6:11 … sigue la justicia, la piedad, la fe, el amor, la paciencia, la mansedumbre.
La esencia de la mansedumbre es tratar a cada persona que conozcas como individuos de gran valor (que son) y superiores a ti (que todos son, de una forma u otra).
La falta de mansedumbre es mi mayor debilidad. En el ejército, me da vergüenza decir que fuimos entrenados para ser orgullosamente groseros. A veces, la mejor definición de algo es exactamente lo contrario. La mansedumbre es un término elusivo, la rudeza no lo es. La grosería es lo opuesto a la mansedumbre. Estoy trabajando en ese con la ayuda del Señor.
La Biblia nos dice que busquemos la mansedumbre. La mansedumbre es una decisión. Para ser manso, tienes que aprender de tus críticos. No te enojes con ellos, ni luche contra ellos, pero honestamente agradece a Dios por ellos. Los críticos muchas veces solo intentan señalar algo. La gente está ciega a sus propias fallas. Los críticos nos ayudan con nuestra ceguera, SI LOS DEJAMOS. Tienes que ser manso para permitir esta corrección.
Otra palabra para mansedumbre podría ser la enseñabilidad.
Para Ser manso;
1. Reconoce que eres falible.
2. Aceptar a las personas como valorósas.
3. Todos son tu superior de alguna manera.
4. Todos somos una persona de gran valor.
5. Dé la bienvenida a cada encuentro como unas lecciones en mansedumbre, y la oportunidad de aprender algo nuevo.
Un gran bi-producto de la mansedumbre es que las personas te agradarán más, no te temerán, y confiarán en ti. Eso los alentará a darle una crítica constructiva, que todos necesitamos.
La mejor manera de mantenerse manso es permanecer en oración todo el día, reconociendo a Dios y dándole las gracias a Él, de quien provienen todas las bendiciones.
Intento permanecer en oración las 24 horas del día (desafiado por un libro que leí el hermano Andrew). Nunca tuvo éxito, pero incluso el simple hecho de intentarlo ayuda mucho a alcanzar su meta de ser manso.
Otra cosa que he estado haciendo. Si fui grosero con alguien (MEJOR DECIR CUANDO, NO SI), regreso y pido disculpas. Porque siempre estoy tratando de estar en oración, entonces el Espíritu Santo pone un pensamiento en mi cabeza como si dijera “¿qué acabas de hacer? fuisteis grosero? “.
Cuando es posible, vuelvo, (si no lo hago, creo que el Espíritu Santo va a dejar de hablarme. Cuando regreso a la persona agredida, les explico que estaba siendo un imbécil (cosa que ya sabían) y les pido perdón con sinceridad. Casi me echaron la baca varias veces, y una anciana NO me perdono una vez, pero normalmente funciona y tengo nuevas amistades para la gloria de Dios. Lo más importante, sin embargo, sabiendo que tendré que regresar con el sombrero en la mano, pidiendo perdón si fallo, me mantiene más dócil y menos maleducado.
Mateo 5: 5 Bienaventurados los mansos porque ellos heredarán la tierra.
Dean Peters
