Strength Under Control...

For many years, I misunderstood what it meant to be meek.

I thought meekness meant being weak, passive, or allowing people to walk all over you. In a world that often celebrates the loudest voice, the strongest personality, and the person who pushes their way to the front, meekness can seem like a disadvantage.

But that's not what Jesus was talking about.

Meekness isn't weakness.

It's strength under control.

It's having the ability to react in anger but choosing patience instead. It's having every right to demand your own way but choosing humility. It's trusting God enough to let Him fight battles that you could try to fight yourself.

I've had moments in my life when I wanted to defend myself, prove a point, or make sure everyone knew my side of the story. Sometimes I wanted immediate answers and immediate justice. Yet time and time again, God has reminded me that not every battle is mine to fight.

Some battles belong to Him.

One of the hardest lessons I've learned is that humility often requires more strength than pride. It takes strength to stay quiet when you want to argue. It takes strength to forgive when you've been hurt. It takes strength to trust God's timing when you'd rather take matters into your own hands.

As I look back over the years, I can see how God has worked through situations where I simply had to trust Him. There were doors that closed that I didn't understand at the time. There were disappointments that felt painful in the moment. There were seasons when I wanted answers but instead received silence.

Yet God was working all along.

I've learned that meekness doesn't mean giving up. It means surrendering control to the One who sees the whole picture.

I think about our family's journey with our son and sports. There came a point when we had to step away from something that had been a significant part of our lives. We could have forced the issue. We could have insisted on staying the course simply because of the time and energy already invested.

Instead, we chose to trust.

We gave our son room to seek his own path, and God opened a door we never expected. Today, watching him thrive in Olympic weightlifting, it seems clear that this is where he was meant to be. What once felt like a difficult ending became the beginning of something far better.

That experience reminded me that God's plans often unfold when we release our grip and trust Him to lead.

The world tells us to grab, push, demand, and control. Jesus teaches something different. He teaches us to walk in humility, trust God's leadership, and let Him direct our steps.

Meekness is not about having no strength.

It's about having strength and choosing to place it in God's hands.

When Jesus says the meek will inherit the earth, He is reminding us that God's blessings are not reserved for those who force their way forward. They are for those who trust Him enough to walk humbly and faithfully, even when they don't have all the answers.

Today, my prayer is simple: Lord, help me to be strong enough to trust You, humble enough to follow You, and meek enough to let You lead.

Because I've learned that when God is leading, His destination is always better than anything I could have chosen on my own.