πραΰτης - Prautes (prounounced prah-oo'-tace)
Definition: meekness (as found in Matthew 5:4)
Greek definition: Meekness- the Gentleness that is 'strength under control'
What an amazing thing to have...
To listen more than you speak, not because you don't have an opinion...
but because you have the strength to know when and how to voice it.
To be able to turn the other cheek, not out of a place of being too weak to stand up for yourself,
but out of a place of being strong enough to not fight back.
Not taking advantage of people.
Having security enough that we don't feel the need to prove strength when it's questioned.
This is just something God highlighted to me a while ago, and I just love it every time I come across it.
We say we want to be like Jesus, and Jesus embodied this lifestyle so well.
If you look at Jesus' life, it's obvious he was no wimp.
But at the same time, he had control over all the strength in him.
How much more powerful is the strength if you can control it?
How much more powerful is this army of God?
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