Self Control

• Self-Control – is a teaching to help us establish our faith in a way where we can maintain self-control. At first glaze, we may say we have self-control. But if we took the time to examine what the Word of God says about being a self-controlled person, we would rethink our definition of self-control. For it means we never get angry, we never fight with others, we never go into a rage, we never curse, we never lose control of ourselves. Self-control means we are always kind, we always endure, we never take revenge, can handle conflicts, and do not lie to cover up shameful ways and sin. If we are not by the Spirit, how can we say we are a self-controlled person? Yes, we show self-control when everything is going well, but how well do we maintain self-control when things go wrong, and when others come against us? It's not easy maintaining self-control in every area of our life, that is why it’s a journey for us to be reshaped into the image of Christ Jesus. God is always in control, and he has given control over to Christ Jesus, so you and I can live under the control of God. Becoming a self-controlled person is where we establish and grow in our faith, working on our salvation so we are more and more like the Lord, and less and less like our old self every day, every second of the day. Praise God.