78. Meekness is not weakness
A recent subject was "meekness"
I went in really wondering what was the difference between meekness and weakness.
Meekness is strength, it is a choice.
This is illustrated in that the strongest people in the bible were the meekest:....
Jesus : I am meek and lowly.
Moses: The meekest man in all the earth
Mat 11:29 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.
Num 12:3 (Now the man Moses [was] very meek, above all the men which [were] upon the face of the earth.)
And look at the wife's situation.. .doesnt that take all the strength you can muster sometimes
1Pe 3:1 Likewise, ye wives, [be] in subjection to your own husbands; that, if any obey not the word, they also may without the word be won by the conversation of the wives;
Eph 5:22 Wives, submit yourselves unto your own husbands, as unto the Lord.
Col 3:18 Wives, submit yourselves unto your own husbands, as it is fit in the Lord.
So where does thit fit science?
Perhaps in the psychology field, like assertiveness training.
The ability to consider another above oneself while maintaining dignity and purpose.
It is quite different from pushing your own barrow.
But in the end it IS pushing your own stuff.
I did the course at TAFE a few years ago...
But what I learned from the subject meeting , is meekness requires strength.
Could you consider the virtuous woman, the perfect wife, as meek?
Would you now think differently about those courageous women, the ones who do not fight, argue, but are subject to their ( always ) imperfect husbands. For no husband is perfect. Only forgiven.
Rth 3:11 And now, my daughter, fear not; I will do to thee all that thou requirest: for all the city of my people doth know that thou [art] a virtuous woman.
Pro 12:4 A virtuous woman [is] a crown to her husband: but she that maketh ashamed [is] as rottenness in his bones.
Pro 31:10 Who can find a virtuous woman? for her price [is] far above rubies.
Pro 31:11 The heart of her husband doth safely trust in her, so that he shall have no need of spoil.
Pro 31:12 She will do him good and not evil all the days of her life.
Pro 31:13 She seeketh wool, and flax, and worketh willingly with her hands.
Pro 31:14 She is like the merchants' ships; she bringeth her food from afar.
Pro 31:15 She riseth also while it is yet night, and giveth meat to her household, and a portion to her maidens.
Pro 31:16 She considereth a field, and buyeth it: with the fruit of her hands she planteth a vineyard.
Pro 31:17 She girdeth her loins with strength, and strengtheneth her arms.
Pro 31:18 She perceiveth that her merchandise [is] good: her candle goeth not out by night.
If you are a wife, is your husband imperfect? Or forgiven?
Comment anyone?
I went in really wondering what was the difference between meekness and weakness.
Meekness is strength, it is a choice.
This is illustrated in that the strongest people in the bible were the meekest:....
Jesus : I am meek and lowly.
Moses: The meekest man in all the earth
Mat 11:29 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.
Num 12:3 (Now the man Moses [was] very meek, above all the men which [were] upon the face of the earth.)
And look at the wife's situation.. .doesnt that take all the strength you can muster sometimes
1Pe 3:1 Likewise, ye wives, [be] in subjection to your own husbands; that, if any obey not the word, they also may without the word be won by the conversation of the wives;
Eph 5:22 Wives, submit yourselves unto your own husbands, as unto the Lord.
Col 3:18 Wives, submit yourselves unto your own husbands, as it is fit in the Lord.
So where does thit fit science?
Perhaps in the psychology field, like assertiveness training.
The ability to consider another above oneself while maintaining dignity and purpose.
It is quite different from pushing your own barrow.
But in the end it IS pushing your own stuff.
I did the course at TAFE a few years ago...
But what I learned from the subject meeting , is meekness requires strength.
Could you consider the virtuous woman, the perfect wife, as meek?
Would you now think differently about those courageous women, the ones who do not fight, argue, but are subject to their ( always ) imperfect husbands. For no husband is perfect. Only forgiven.
Rth 3:11 And now, my daughter, fear not; I will do to thee all that thou requirest: for all the city of my people doth know that thou [art] a virtuous woman.
Pro 12:4 A virtuous woman [is] a crown to her husband: but she that maketh ashamed [is] as rottenness in his bones.
Pro 31:10 Who can find a virtuous woman? for her price [is] far above rubies.
Pro 31:11 The heart of her husband doth safely trust in her, so that he shall have no need of spoil.
Pro 31:12 She will do him good and not evil all the days of her life.
Pro 31:13 She seeketh wool, and flax, and worketh willingly with her hands.
Pro 31:14 She is like the merchants' ships; she bringeth her food from afar.
Pro 31:15 She riseth also while it is yet night, and giveth meat to her household, and a portion to her maidens.
Pro 31:16 She considereth a field, and buyeth it: with the fruit of her hands she planteth a vineyard.
Pro 31:17 She girdeth her loins with strength, and strengtheneth her arms.
Pro 31:18 She perceiveth that her merchandise [is] good: her candle goeth not out by night.
If you are a wife, is your husband imperfect? Or forgiven?
Comment anyone?
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