How do you gain self-control?
He will die for lack of self-control; he will be lost because of his great foolishness.
Proverbs 5:23
The passage above tells us that the lack of self-control can lead to death. The question then is, how do we gain self-control?
- Accept Jesus as our Lord and Saviour
We are told that one of the nine fruits of the Holy Spirit is self-control (Galatians 5:22). Therefore when we have the Holy Spirit, He will help us to control ourselves. However, we can only receive the Holy Spirit once we accept Jesus Christ as our Lord and Saviour, because once we believe in Him, He seals us with the Holy Spirit:
And now you Gentiles have also heard the truth, the Good News that God saves you. And when you believed in Christ, he identified you as his own by giving you the Holy Spirit, whom he promised long ago.
Ephesians 1:13 (NLT)
- Depend on the Holy Spirit
When we depend on the Holy Spirit, He will help us to control ourselves. He does this by convicting us of sin and helping us to live a life of righteousness:
And when He comes, He will convict the world of its sin, and of God’s righteousness, and of the coming judgment.
John 16:8 (NLT)
- Discipline ourselves
In order to have self-control, we must discipline ourselves to say no to sin and whatever pleasures we may enjoy that we know can lead to destruction and death. Jesus said that if your right eye causes you to sin pluck it out (Matthew 5:29). In other words, we should not give room to whatever will hinder us in our Christian walk to heaven. Paul also encouraged us to discipline our bodies and keep it under control, so that we may win the prize that is set before us which is eternal life:
I discipline my body like an athlete, training it to do what it should. Otherwise, I fear that after preaching to others, I myself might be disqualified.
1 Corinthians 9:27 (NLT)
Prayer
Dear Lord, please help me to discipline myself so that I can win the prize of eternal life that is laid before me in Jesus name, amen.
Events
Finding Your Purpose and Overcoming Limiting Mindset and Book Launch, Friday 27 October 2017
Breaking Free Deliverance Service every Tuesday
Breakthrough to Your Purpose Retreat 2017 from 1-3 December 2017
New Books for 2017
How to Stop the Negative Voices in your Head
God bless,
Blessing Theophilus-Israel
Spiritual Life Coach
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