We have really enjoyed the movie the Way and it really grasps many complexities of everyday life . One area demonstrated in this movie is humility the need to understand better how we fit in with the design of life . Check this futher and meditate on this issue of humility or meekness as many scholars have grappled with how this relates to Christian living.....
James 1:21-25 - Meekness toward God's word requires doing away filth and wickedness. Instead be doers of the word, not just hearers.
James 4:6-10 - God resists the proud, but gives grace to the humble. Humble yourselves in the sight of God and He will exalt you. Therefore be subject to God, draw nigh to Him, cleanse your hands, purify your hearts, be afflicted, mourn, and weep. The true effect of humility in our lives, just as in Jesus' life (cf. 1 Peter 1:22).
When we are truly humble, and hold ourselves in low esteem compared to God's exalted greatness, we then submit to His will. This is why Scripture so often associates repentance with the act of humbling oneself. [1 Kings 21:27ff; 2 Chronicles 7:13f; Isaiah 57:15; 1 Peter 5:5-9; Proverbs 15:31-33]
Matthew 16:24 - Here the definition of "meekness," is to be meek is to deny oneself.
The self-centered personality can say "I want this, I want that...." True meekness says, "What does God want?What is according to God's way? God's ways are then seen as better than our way and that we will then submit to God.
Therefore the humble and the meek person carefully considers God's will first, then his own will last. It is very easy to sub-consciously desire to please ourselves, so we conclude an act doesn't matter to God, when really itdoes matter to Him. When every act, word, thought is questioned as to what effect it will have on our service to God then we will act only to please God.
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