Learning to be blessed/meek

Matthew 5:5 (New Living Translation) God blesses those who are humble, for they will inherit the whole earth. I have many translations available to me and as I use the Bible to interpret the Bible I found many different ways to interpret "meek". I wanted to know what "meek" is. Before I began to look in the Scriptures, I was praying about it. I had looked at "poor in spirit" as not being strong in opinions or pre-set ideas and self-centered to the point that self is right and everything else is suspect but "meek" was evidently not the same.

One translation said "gentle," another said "content with who you are--no more and no less," another said "free of pride," and another "mild, patient and long-suffering." Psalm 37:11 (King James Version) But the meek shall inherit the earth; and shall delight themselves in the abundance of peace.
Zephaniah 3:12-13 (New International Version) 12 But I will leave within you the meek and humble, who trust in the name of the LORD. 13 The remnant of Israel will do no wrong; they will speak no lies, nor will deceit be found in their mouths. They will eat and lie down and no one will make them afraid."
So the meek are not just humble (free of pride) but are gentle and long suffering, truthful (to their own hurt), trying to do what is right, mild (not easily roused to self-defense), not fearful but trusting in God, and patient. This reminds me of Galatians 5:22-23
New Living Translation) 22 But the Holy Spirit produces this kind of fruit in our lives: love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, 23 gentleness, and self-control. There is no law against these things!
How do we become meek? If it is not in human nature (and it isn't)to have a meek and quiet spirit, you will not produce it with will power. Jesus was meek and lowly and people recognized he was different. When Jesus was teaching His disciples of the ministry of the Holy Spirit, He said, "He will bring glory to me by taking from what is mine and making it known to you. All that belongs to the Father is mine. That is why I said the Spirit will take from what is mine and make it known to you." {John 16:14-15 (New International Version)}The ministry of the Holy Spirit dwelling in you, is to lead you into the yielding of your nature to receive of God's nature. This is God's Covenant desire to make man in Their image. Jesus came into this realm the EXACT image of the Being of God (Hebrews 1:3 (New International Version)The Son is the radiance of God's glory and the exact representation of his being, sustaining all things by his powerful word...) The Holy Spirit will work in you to rid you of your own Adamic nature and become like Jesus. Jesus gave us a parable of the owner of the vineyard who came looking for fruit and finding none wanted to destroy the tree. The husbandman (the Holy Spirit) asked for more time to dig around it and fertilize it so fruit could be produced.

We don't react to hateful, irritating, or demeaning circumstances with meekness on our own. But the way to let the Holy Spirit work in you to produce meekness is to repent of our own reactions. That is where we need time! We repent and we repent and we repent again because this old nature does not want to give up! We get hurt and we feel resentment, anger and vengence. We give way to self-pity and want others to share in our opinion of what happened. Meek is the last thing we think to be. Later, as the Holy Spirit brings conviction and leads us to repent, we feel remorse and if we are not careful, we will voice a negative reaction to our own self. Your becoming like Christ is not about you but about what God has done to provide you the access to change. We overcome by the Blood of the Lamb and the word of our testimony. The Word of God becomes our testimony. When Jesus was tempted of Satan, He responded with Scripture. That is our only verbal defense.

Our covenant response then to the circumstances that challenge us is meekness. The covenant blessing is "great peace" and "inherit the earth." Not the earth as it is now but the earth restored to perfection without futility.

We are under covenant and meekness is our covenant response. We are not alone for God has provided all we need to become like Him. Philippians 2:13 (New Living Translation) For God is working in you, giving you the desire and the power to do what pleases him.