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- 1. Joyce Meyer: How to Make Self-Control Your True Friend ...
- Most of the time when people hear the words "discipline" and "self-control," they groan. It makes us think of depriving ourselves or being denied the things we desire and enjoy. But I've discovered that self-cont ...
- Created on 29 June 2018
- 2. Do You Really Have Self-Control? ...
- ... t is broken down and without walls" (Prov. 25:28). Self-control is a mighty good thing to have. And as rare as Spanish doubloons in the Sunday offering. "The fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, patien ...
- Created on 29 May 2018
- 3. Your Surprising Secret to Stunning Self-Control ...
- ... doers of the word and not hearers only, deceiving yourselves." Do what it says. Do it. Practice. Practice again. Again. Again. Practice sets the real students apart from the wannabes. Practice reveals it ...
- Created on 25 May 2018
- 4. How Much Alcohol Is Too Much?
- ... hrist. He himself enjoyed an alcoholic drink or two on a semi-regular basis as well as smoking his pipe or a cigar to relax or in pertinent socializing situations, so this platform was from which he passi ...
- Created on 02 April 2018
- 5. How Jesus Empowers You to Say No to Your Flesh Even When It Hurts
- ... s less when you remind yourself that you are living in light of eternity. You believe Jesus' word that you have eternal life in Him. The choices you make in this life are training you for eternal life. In 2 ...
- Created on 02 April 2018
- 6. Spiritual Secrets to Losing Weight—and Not Gaining It Back
- ... resents the letter of the law, then such attributes as self-control, discipline, moderation, sobriety, subjecting the flesh and resisting temptation would represent the essence of the law. Any dietitian can p ...
- Created on 07 March 2017
- 7. Spiritual Helps for When You Feel Totally Out of Control
- ... clothes washed and dried. Not knowing if it would get done would drive me more crazy than just doing it myself. These days, trying to do it all or make sure it all gets done is beyond exhausting and bo ...
- Created on 28 February 2017
- 8. Strategic Scriptures to Combat the Devil When He Throws Your Past in Your Face
- ... use Scripture to transform your mind is to speak it. Recent science research even boasts that the mind reacts faster to what you say than what you "hear" yourself think. So while you can't always keep n ...
- Created on 27 February 2017
- 9. The Freedom of Living With Self-Control ...
- ... e progress in life, it's going to require self-control. I realize this isn't a very popular topic, but self-control is one of the best friends we can ever have because it brings us freedom. What does it re ...
- Created on 10 February 2017
- 10. This Fruit of the Spirit Equips You to Shine in a Mean-Spirited World
- Listening is tough. So is holding our tongue. Maybe that's why the Bible instructs us to do both. The writer of James tells us, "But everyone must be quick to hear, slow to speak and slow to anger" (James ...
- Created on 23 January 2017
- 11. Mountain-Tossing Faith Begins With This Small Step
- The boxes, crumpled wrapping paper, bags and aluminum foil that once covered leftovers are out on the curb ready to be recycled or thrown in the dump. Once again, you're mad at yourself for too much mone ...
- Created on 28 December 2016
- 12. 7 Surefire Tips to Help You Say No to Gluttony During the Holidays
- ... I ate. I knew I'd be angry at myself when I saw the numbers start to rise on the scale. Still, I planned to overeat. I dreamed about it. I looked forward to it. But I dreaded what would happen come Januar ...
- Created on 30 November 2016
- 13. Redeeming Your Ugliest Moments Through Holy Spirit's Power
- My fists clenched; my face scrunched and turned hot. Then noise like the screech of an old radio burst from my mouth: "You will eat those beans! You will eat them right now!" I uncurled one tight fist ...
- Created on 18 November 2016
- 14. 3 Things You Can Do to Bridge the Political Divide
- ... g my own rant. Truth be told, I stand behind everything I wrote, yet wisdom knows when to speak and when to hold her tongue. I was not wise. So to teach myself some discipline, I hid my timeline. Until 7 ...
- Created on 11 November 2016
- 15. Breaking Your Child's Screen Addiction Once and for All
- ... age-appropriate, it still grieves me. These children are with adults who could be interacting with them. They could be learning from others and bonding with people. They're being allowed to be self-absorb ...
- Created on 02 November 2016
- 16. Crushing the Vicious Source of Sluggishness and Disease
- ... ating issue; it actually goes much deeper than that. The Mind-Body-Spirit Connection Many times people who struggle with a weight problem experience self-loathing, loneliness, low self-esteem, depression, guilt and ...
- Created on 07 September 2016
- 17. Why Marriage Doesn't Heal Your Lust Problem—and What Can
- ... s forth death" (James 1:14-15). That's right. Lust is an out-of-control desire. Desire, in and of itself, isn't sin. Neither is temptation. Being attracted to someone isn't sin either. But when tempta ...
- Created on 01 September 2016
- 18. What God Requires of You Before You Master Self-Control ...
- Have you ever wondered why it is hard to exercise self-control? An incident happened to me yesterday that illustrated the one thing required for self-control vividly. I was driving home from a visit to ...
- Created on 30 August 2016
