Meekness = power under control, slow to be provoked, kindness,  sweetness, disicipline.

self-control [discipline] vs under total control  of God thru the Holy Spirit:  God wants you to do what HE tells  you to do not what YOU tell  you to do. But YOU have the choice to do what HE tells you to do or not.

The Bible gives many instances where we are told to do something or that God expects to be able to do something that we think we cannot actually do.  It often seemed that the Bible was telling us that we should have the ability to do something of our own self-control or self-discipline.  “We should do thus and so.”

However, what is actually  expected is for us to fight the battle of faith and trust and let God give us the strength and power to do whatever He tells us to do.  Thus, it is his strength and power used, not our self-power, self-dicipline, or self-strength.