He gives strength to the weary, but opposes the proud.He increases the power of the weak, but opposes the proud. Pride keeps us from acknowledging our failures and flaws. We do all we can to keep others from seeing our weaknesses. We don’t even want to look at them ourselves. Pride paints a picture of an imaginary version of who we are in an attempt to feel better about ourselves and to persuade others to see us the same way. Pride is weakness, but God does not increase th

When we think of strength, we do not naturally think of meekness. Many consider strength to be displayed when we fight back against those things and people that come against us. We often think of strength, in a negative sense, as those who dominate and subjugate others. But meekness is a strength greater than any person might display in fighting back against enemies or forcibly dominating others. Meekness is the strength to not respond. It is the strength to hold one’s peace