Meekness Isn't Weakness
Meekness means a calm temper, someone who is not easily provoked. It does not mean weakness. The greatest leaders among God's true people were meek i.e. strong, but not swaggering: "the man Moses was very meek, above all the men which were upon the face of the earth." (Numbers 12:3 KJV). Meekness is a self-control quality that Christians are instructed to learn and develop, not just for the interim, but for the powers and responsibilities that await them.
Meekness Isn't Weakness
Jesus Christ, while physically and psychologically strong, was also meek, i.e. not proud, not arrogant, not abusive:
"the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, longsuffering, gentleness, goodness, faith, meekness, temperance" (Galatians 5:22-23 KJV)
Meekness is a necessary quality in a good teacher because all of the knowledge in the world is useless if an abrasive manner causes people to walk away with their hands over their ears. Teachers of the Gospel cannot afford to be obnoxious; the stakes are too high, for everyone. Be bold, be forceful, always proclaim the whole Truth regardless of who likes it or not, but don't be deliberately offensive.
I feel since entering the 'Freedom House', to where I am today, I'm at the point in my journey where I'm trying to find my medium, or apply what God has shown me.
God has been showin' me new things daily, like it or not, But I thank Him, striving and praying to achieve these qualities.
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