The Incredible Power of Meekness: Can We Use It Today?

How Meekness Guards You from the Damage of Words We live in an age of instant reaction. A tweet. A comment. A sarcastic joke. A passive-aggressive text. Words fly fast—and they can cut deep. The tongue is small, but it’s powerful. Proverbs 18:21 says, “Death and life are in the power of the tongue.” That’s not metaphor. That’s reality. One sentence can crush someone’s confidence or heal their soul. So what happens when the words flying at you aren’t kind? Here’s where meekness becomes your secret weapon. Meekness isn’t weakness. It’s not passive. It’s strength under control. It’s choosing peace when you could choose pettiness. And in a culture obsessed with clapping back and proving a point, meekness is wildly countercultural—and deeply freeing. Jesus lived surrounded by hate, slander, and constant attempts to discredit Him. But John 8:29 shows His secret: “He that sent Me is with Me: the Father hath not left Me alone.” His peace didn’t come from people being nice. It came fro...