Self Control
Happy Sunday guys!!.
Today, I will be writing about what I learnt in church today.
I learnt about the fruit of the spirit called Self control. In other bible versions, it can also be called temperance or control over desires.
Now, Let's turn into the scriptures
Gal 5: 22-23
But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy,peace,forbearance,kindness,goodness,faithfulness, gentleness and self-control. Against such things there is no law. (NIV)
In our daily lives, we have needs and wants. sometimes we step into a grocery store and even buy things that we really don't need. Sometimes we see them and we are like "I don't need this" or " I didn't plan for it". Other times, we are like "let me buy it, it shouldn't hurt". so we really need self control in our day to day activities. The ability to put your desires under check is self control.
One interesting thing about self control is that you need it more in difficult situations. Self control would make you do what you don't to do or like to do so as to achieve what you are created to achieve. Dan 1:8: (paraphrased) Daniel proposed in his heart that he will not eat any of the king's delicacy or the wine which he drank. In this scripture, Daniel had self control in a difficult situation. bringing it down to our modern world, Imagine the President of your Country invites you to eat with him, you know the kind of world class food that will be served and then you say " ermmm, i think i want just vegetables". funny right?
If you think self control is impossible for you right now, remember the scripture that says "I can do all things through Christ who strengthens me". God can do all things, but there are somethings God won't do for you, but he will do it through you because he will give you the strength to do them" Phil 4:12-13.
Now self control is needed in things like your feelings, assumptions, habits and weaknesses. one surprising thing is that you even need self control in CONTROLLING YOUR STRENGTH. in this world today most people are killed more by their strength that their weakness. Let me site an example. A rich man's strength is his money. When your money spending is not brought under control, you buy different things that will eventually kill you. let me give another example. A poor man in which he and his family has to share one chicken leg and someone who can afford a whole chicken and he takes three pieces of chicken per day. Who is at risk of having high Cholesterol? Let me leave that answer to you.
Examples of some things you have to control includes
Today, I will be writing about what I learnt in church today.
I learnt about the fruit of the spirit called Self control. In other bible versions, it can also be called temperance or control over desires.
Now, Let's turn into the scriptures
Gal 5: 22-23
But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy,peace,forbearance,kindness,goodness,faithfulness, gentleness and self-control. Against such things there is no law. (NIV)
In our daily lives, we have needs and wants. sometimes we step into a grocery store and even buy things that we really don't need. Sometimes we see them and we are like "I don't need this" or " I didn't plan for it". Other times, we are like "let me buy it, it shouldn't hurt". so we really need self control in our day to day activities. The ability to put your desires under check is self control.
One interesting thing about self control is that you need it more in difficult situations. Self control would make you do what you don't to do or like to do so as to achieve what you are created to achieve. Dan 1:8: (paraphrased) Daniel proposed in his heart that he will not eat any of the king's delicacy or the wine which he drank. In this scripture, Daniel had self control in a difficult situation. bringing it down to our modern world, Imagine the President of your Country invites you to eat with him, you know the kind of world class food that will be served and then you say " ermmm, i think i want just vegetables". funny right?
If you think self control is impossible for you right now, remember the scripture that says "I can do all things through Christ who strengthens me". God can do all things, but there are somethings God won't do for you, but he will do it through you because he will give you the strength to do them" Phil 4:12-13.
Now self control is needed in things like your feelings, assumptions, habits and weaknesses. one surprising thing is that you even need self control in CONTROLLING YOUR STRENGTH. in this world today most people are killed more by their strength that their weakness. Let me site an example. A rich man's strength is his money. When your money spending is not brought under control, you buy different things that will eventually kill you. let me give another example. A poor man in which he and his family has to share one chicken leg and someone who can afford a whole chicken and he takes three pieces of chicken per day. Who is at risk of having high Cholesterol? Let me leave that answer to you.
Examples of some things you have to control includes
- your emotions: Some people might be bringing you down but you don't know because you are so emotional about them.
- Anger: one thing is every body has an element of anger in them. when you are ignoring (bottling up) your anger instead of controlling it, a day will come when you will explode because you have just stored your anger and not controlled it.
- Control your ambition: Don't be all over ambitious and then neglect every other thing like family. Don't be so earthly conscious and be heavenly useless and don't be so heavenly conscious and be useless to your society. Balance both.
- Appetite: what kills us most times is what we eat. it isn't everything that is good for the body.
- Your spending: If you buy what you don't need, eventually you will have to sell what you need to survive. If you don't need it, you don't want it. note that. Whatever you have is the best. Whatever you can afford is in vogue.
- time: Time is Golden. once lost, it can't be regained. this is what makes everybody in life equal. Time waits for No man. WE ALL HAVE THE SAME 24 HOURS.
- Cell phone: Most people waste their lives on social medias everyday. if it won't add value to you, dont waste time on it.
- most importantly control your EYES.
- To overcome temptation
- To resist the devil. You can't negotiate with the devil. You have to resist him and you can only do that when you have self control.
- To obey God
- To serve God
- To give God
- To enjoy life.
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