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Incorporating Christian Virtues Into Your Blog: Meekness

Monday, September 7th, 2009

bigstockphoto_Bible_Coffee_Computer_2938078 Today I am continuing on the series, Incorporating Christian Virtues Into Your Blog. This series of posts is based on Colossians 3:12, “Put on therefore, as the elect of God, holy and beloved, bowels of mercies, kindness, humbleness of mind, meekness, longsuffering;“ which is a list of virtues that Christians are suppose to have. The virtue being examined today is meekness and I will be discussing how we, as bloggers, can incorporate meekness in our daily blogging lives.

According to Random House Dictionary meekness can mean three different things:

humbly patient or docile, as under provocation from others.

overly submissive or compliant; spiritless; tame.

Obsolete. gentle; kind.

The biblical definition is a little different than the one from Random House. Vine’s Expository Dictionary of New Testament Words explains that the Greek word used for meekness in the Bible verse Colossians 3:12 is prautes, which is similar in meaning to gentleness. While the word meekness can at times refer to a person’s outward appearance, such as patience, gentle, kind, it can also refer to Christians who accept the Lord’s dealings with us as good and does not dispute or resist them. We are in a way, submissive to the Lord’s will.

The common definition of meekness is easy to incorporate in our blogs. By being patient and kind, by not writing a post that is complaining, by not leaving a comment that could create conflict, we are showing the outward appearance of meekness. But what about the inward, spiritual, side of meekness? How can we incorporate that in our blogs?

Stay true to your faith – In the blogging world it is easy to get sidetracked and involved in less than Christian-like activities, such as blog jealously, envy, or gossip. We need to remember way we started blogging and ask ourselves how our blog is giving glory to God.
Pray for your blog – How are we suppose to know God’s will for our blog if we do not pray about for our blog? Prayer is our way of communicating with God and allows us to have closer relationship with Him. If we are praying for our blog and doing God’s will in regards to our blog then our blogs will be successful.

There is one virtue left that is listed in Colossians 3:12 and that virtue is longsuffering.

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Debbie Posted On: Sep 7th, 2009 at 7:29 pm

I love how you pray about your blog. It really can become a ministry when we allow the Lord to direct us. I've seen people get upset when they don't have many followers. Even if a blog hasn't become all that popular, sometimes it's that one person that needed to read the post. And that is what it's all about. Not the numbers although it's very easy to get caught up in that.

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