What does it mean to be meek?

[snowfloater]

To be meek is to realize that we are week and incapable of living up to Gods standards on our own. To be meek is to be humble enough to say, “God, I can’t do this without you.” I grew up in the teachings that I could do anything I set my mind too. Throughout my life I preferred to dive into circumstances with reckless abandon relying on faith in myself to swim instead of sink. These sink or swim attitudes served me well in my first life. I always found a way to keep my head above the water. I thought being meek was not causing disturbance. I thought I had to stay quiet, mind my own business, and defer to the will of the world. There was no way I was going to be meek by that definition. My rejection of this kind of meekness made me rebellious to authority and bold in my self reliance. I grabbed the life vest of faith in myself and jumped head first into the deep end. Now in my second life I find the vest of pride a hindrance to the things God calls me for. As I beat my head against the door that is Christ my mind becomes renewed! Every failure I attain in the pursuit of righteousness brings me closer to the understanding that I will always sink on my own. Embracing our weakness is the way to inheriting the Kingdom of God. With Christ as our strength we don’t merely swim in our endeavors we walk on water! Now that misplaced boldness has found its real home. To be bold in Christ as our strength is what it means to be meek. To boast of our weaknesses so that all can see the strength of Christ made perfect, that is meekness!
May you realize the sufficiency of His grace.
Snowfloater

 

[IKTCA]

Peter, even after death, joyfully declares his own weakness to all generations.
David, though a king, did not cease to be weak: Lord, I am crying from the end of the land.

Lord,
Set them before me as my teachers of meekness.
Amen.

 

[GeorgeWW]

I agree that meekness is misunderstood. Especially by me when I was younger, like snowfloater.
The most helpful description of meekness I've heard is this:
A horse eager for battle is considered meek, if it submits to the will of the rider.
Riderless or left to its own choice, the horse will charge into battle.
The meek horse has the same natural desire, but waits for directions from the rider.
A meek Christian operates the same way.
Always eager to engage in spiritual battle, but waiting for orders from the Lord on where and when to engage. On how and with whom.
God wants to be in control, and the meek believer lets Him.

The worldly definition of meekness lets other people be in control. Not God and not me.