Self-Control: 2

From: CareLines: Volume 2

By: Paul J. Pascoe

GAL 5:22-23²²But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, longsuffering, gentleness, goodness, faith, ²³Meekness, temperance: against such there is no law. (Galatians 5:22‑23)

I keep under my body, and bring it into subjection.

1 Cor. 9:27²⁷But I keep under my body, and bring it into subjection: lest that by any means, when I have preached to others, I myself should be a castaway. (1 Corinthians 9:27)

The fruit of the Spirit is . . . self-control.

Gal. 5:22, 23²²But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, longsuffering, gentleness, goodness, faith, ²³Meekness, temperance: against such there is no law. (Galatians 5:22‑23) J. N. D

THIS IS HARD. Self-control! It’s a constant battle. Your thoughts run away with you. You love to eat (and it shows!). You started looking at sensual pictures in magazines. One of the Christian’s big challenges is to exercise self-control. Self-control is part of the fruit of the Spirit. Are you allowing the Spirit to have the control of your life?

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