Living with Self-Control

 

 

Today, we move on to self-control in our list of the fruits of the Spirit from Galatians 5:22-23. Self-control is steadiness. This is the last fruit of the Spirit in our list.  

In Proverbs 25:28 we are told  “A person without self-control is like a city with broken-down walls.” In other words, without self-control we have lost our safeguard.  Lack of self-control can destroy relationships, one’s health, finances and more. Beth Moore says, “The key to self-control is the refusal to allow our enemies (the flesh, the world, or Satan) to rule or hold us captive in any way. Self-control is our way of protection. Our lack of self-control makes us vulnerable to attacks from the enemy.”

Sometimes people see self-control as restrictive, but it is really a means of protecting us from out-of-control-living. Self-control is a discipline that God grows in us when we continually choose to die to our flesh and live in Him. It is key to our Christian walk and as we abide in Jesus and live out the fruit of self-control, the other fruits will steadily increase!