fruits of the spirit - MEEKNESS

I AM EXCITED TO BRING TO YOU ANOTHER FRUITS FRIDAY! TODAY, WE WILL COVER MEEKNESS. THIS IS ANOTHER FAVORITE FRUIT OF MINE, THIS HAS BEEN RATHER HARD FOR ME PERSONALLY AT TIMES, BUT I HOPE  TO ALWAYS TRY TO DEMONSTRATE THIS FRUIT.
* MEEKNESS IS A FORM OF SELF CONTROL WHICH CHRIST GIVES.

Matthew 11:29-30 King James Version (KJV)

²⁹ Take my yoke upon you, and learn of me; for I am meek and lowly in heart: and ye shall find rest unto your souls.
SPEAKING TOO QUICK OR ACTING TOO QUICK CAN SOMETIMES BE A HINDER IF WE LET IT. THIS IS HARD FOR SOMEONE LIKE ME THAT HAS NO FILTER SOMETIMES. 
 

James 1:19 King James Version (KJV)

¹⁹ Wherefore, my beloved brethren, let every man be swift to hear, slow to speak, slow to wrath:
THAT IS WHY WE MUST THINK BEFORE WE SPEAK OR ACT. THINK, IS THIS PURE, LOVELY, THOUGHTFUL, OR COULD THIS BE TAKEN WRONG??  MEEKNESS MEANS ACTING THE RIGHT WAY AT THE RIGHT TIME. I CAN REMEMBER A TIME WHEN I WAS NOT SO MEEK A FEW YEARS AGO. I WAS ANGRY, HURT, AND HAD FEELINGS OF BITTERNESS AND BETRAYAL. I FELT LIKE I HAD BEEN USED.. USED FOR SEVERAL THINGS, AND I ACTED UPON MY FEELINGS. I WAS NOT MEEK. I HAD TO GET MY HEART RIGHT AND MAKE THINGS RIGHT WITH SOMEONE WHOM I LOVED DEARLY. I ASKED THE LORD WHY HAD HE LET ME GO THROUGH THIS. HE SPOKE TO MY HEART IN SEVERAL WAYS AND LET ME KNOW WHY. HE WAS PREPARING ME FOR SOMETHING. I DID LEARN SO MUCH FROM THIS, AND IT HAS MADE ME BECOME A BETTER PERSON AND A BETTER CHRISTIAN FOR HIM. I HAVE LEARNED ABOUT DISCERNMENT AND HOW THE LORD LETS YOU KNOW THINGS. IT HAS MADE ME MORE MEEK, NO, I AM NOT PERFECT, BUT THE LORD USED THIS FOR HIS GLORY. PRAISE GOD!!
*MEEKNESS MAKES US NOT RESENTFUL, BUT MAKES US TRUST HIM MORE .WE CAN FIND REFUGE IN HIM.
* THE MEEK LEAVES EVERYTHING IN THE HANDS OF THE LORD WHO LOVES AND CARE FOR US ALWAYS!!TO BE MEEK, YOU MUST HAVE FAITH, FAITH THAT GOD KNOWS ALL THINGS AND SEES ALL THINGS.
* THE MEEK HAS A GENTLE  AND LOVING SPIRIT. WE CAN FOLLOW CHRIST' EXAMPLE.THIS CAN BE VERY HARD FOR A STRONG WILLED PERSON.
*HOW CAN WE PRACTICE MEEKNESS?
- REALIZE EVERYTHING HAPPENS FOR A REASON AND FULLY TRUST IN HIM.
-PRAY.. PRAY FOR COMPLETE SUBMISSION TO GOD
-REFUSE TO COPLAIN OR GRUMBLE. KEEP IN MIND IT IS HARD TO PRACTICE MEEKNESS IF YOU GRUMBLE ABOUT SOMETHING ALL THE TIME, OR ALWAYS COMPLAIN ABOUT WHY GOD HAS NOT ANSWERED YOUR PRAYER

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James 3:13 King James Version (KJV)

¹³ Who is a wise man and endued with knowledge among you? let him shew out of a good conversation his works with meekness of wisdom.

-- REFUSE TO BE MANIPULATED... THIS OS VERY HARD. PEOPLE CAN USE WHAT YOU SAY SOMETIMES, AND TURN IT COMPLETELY AROUND AND MAKE IT OUT LIKE YOU SAID OR DID SOMETHING ELSE. THE BEST THING IS TO HAVE DISCERNMENT. 
* MEEKENSS IS LOVELINESS. IT IS POWER.
* THE MEEK HAS MUCH MORE FUN THAN THE OVERBEARING.
*BEING MEEK DOES NOT MEAN YOU ARE WEAK. IS SIMPLY MEANS YOU ARE FULL OF WISDOM. THIS MAKES IT EASIER FOR PEOPLE TO LISTEN TO YOU, AND GIVE GREAT GODLY ADVICE TO OTHERS.
**** MEEKNESS IS SOMETHING THAT IS WELL WORTH PRACTICING. IT MAKES YOU LESS STRESSFUL, AND MAKES YOU A HUMBLE PERSON. IT SHOWS OTHERS HOW MUCH  THE LORD CAN USE A HUMBLE AND MEEK PERSON FOR HIS GLORY.
TO HAVE A MEEK AND QUIET SPIRIT, ONE WILL HAVE A MILD TEMPER. IT IS NOT ABOUT HER PERSONALITY, BUT A GENTLE LOVING SPIRIT.
IT IS A GREAT THING TO BE MEEK.. WE ARE NOT WEAK, BUT OH, HOW STRONG WE ARE. LORD, HELP ME TO BE MORE MEEK IS MY PRAYER TODAY.
 STAY TUNED FOR ANOTHER FRUIT NEXT WEEK. TEMPERANCE . TEMPERANCE CAN TEACH US  A LOT ABOUT OURSELVES.