Blessed are the Meek July 30, 2008
Posted by Josiah in Knowledge of God, Life.Tags: Accusation, Friends, Humility, Jesus, Knowledge of God, Love, Meek, Meetings, Mistakes, Offense
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In the last few days I’ve had three people ask for an official meeting with me. It’s not because they want my advice, and it’s not so they can tell me how cool they think I am. All three meetings have one purpose: to point out my mistakes.
I can’t even begin to describe how humbling it is to have my friends — people I really love — take a condescending tone with me saying, “we need to talk,” and then pick apart my life. I don’t have to be humbled by it, I could be offended or aggravated, but there is only one right response to accusation, even untrue accusation, and that’s humility.
It’s a maturity that I only recently came to walk in to humble myself first, and then defend myself afterwards — if at all. It’s hard to take full responsibility for my part when I am 10% of an issue and the person pointing it out is the other 90%. But I am learning.
Blessed are the meek, not that I really care to inherit the Earth, but I’m sure there’s more to it than that. Jesus displayed the ultimate example of meekness the day He was crucified; so if I can be meek like Jesus was meek, then I will better understand who He is, right? A———-nd that’s the point.
-J
From the dictionary-
Meek: patient and mild, not inclined to anger or resentment, gentle or kind
SYN. see humble
“if I can be meek like Jesus was meek, then I will better Who He is”
Thank you for that comment. I hadn’t thought about it in quite that way. You aren’t the only one who’s been having those kind of meetings lately. Maybe I’ll begin to respond differently. I do envy your benefit of a Christian environment. Thank you for your blog. It brings me much comfort.
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