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Galatians 5:
This month is the last month in the series on the Fruit of the Spirit.
Next month, we will begin the series on the Armor of God.
I am looking forward to that series because I think we will learn a lot of how we interact with the spiritual realm.
Today, we are going to be looking at the subject of self-control.
In ancient times, the walls of the city were its main defense.
If the city didn’t have walls, it was extremely vulnerable to outside invaders.
The analogy of not having self-control to a city not having walls is a vivid picture.
A person who doesn’t have self-control has little to no defense against the temptations to lose control and there are many things we are confronted with constantly which can cause us to lose control.
Self-control is our wall of defense.
We need to maintain our wall of self-control.
We need to build up our wall of self-control.
We need to inspect our wall of self-control for cracks.
How do you define self-control?
Self-control is probably best defined as the governing of one’s desires.
D.G. Kehl describes it as “the ability to avoid excesses, to stay within reasonable boaunds.”
Another defined it as “the healthful regulation of our desires and appetites, preventing their excess.”
The reality is that we have a tendency to overindulge our various appetites and consequently need to restrain them.
Self-control is necessary because we are at war with our own nature.
Self-control enables us to obey the words of Jesus.
Self-control is the exercise of inner strength under the direction of sound judgment that enables us to do, think, and say the things that are pleasing to God.
Areas in which we need to exercise self-control - body, thoughts, and emotions.
Honor God with your body
We need to realize that God made everything for us to enjoy.
Notice, Paul says “all things”.
God has provided us with everything for our enjoyment.
God expects us to enjoy life.
The problem is not with what God has provided for man to enjoy.
The problem is with in man.
We easily allow the things meant for our enjoyment to control us.
We are corrupt.
Paul warned about over-indulengence
Self-control keeps things from becoming our masters.
There are three main areas of physical temptation.
This is a little uncomfortable to talk about, but it is necessary.
Three areas of physical temptation: Gluttony (food and drink), laziness, and sexual immorality.
We have to recognize that most of us have a tendency to overindulge in food and drink.
God has given us foods and drinks to enjoy, but in moderation.
Remember, eating and drinking is to be done to the glory of God.
Gluttony
Laziness is another area where we need to be self-controlled.
We probably don’t like to think of ourselves as lazy people, but I do think many people have an issue with being undisciplined about how they use their time.
For example, some have no problem getting up early and spending time with God, but struggle with physical exercise.
Some are good with the physical exercise and work, but are overdoing it.
Laziness is about being undisciplined in how you use your time.
Sexual self-control is another area under assault today.
Immorality is a major concern in the Christian community.
God’s standard for sexual self-control is absolute abstinence outside of the marriage relationship.
Sexual self-control extends to the thoughts.
We need to guard against impure thoughts.
We need to be self-controlled in our bodies.
If acts of immorality are a problem in the Christian community, the thoughts of immorality are a much greater problem.
If acts of immorality are a problem in the Christian community, the thoughts of immorality are a much greater problem.
Take captive every thought
People seldom “fall” to temptation without having allowed those thoughts to occupy their thoughts and minds first.
The thought life is the first line of defense in the battle of self-control.
The gates to our thoughts is primarily our eyes and ears.
What we see or read or hear largely determines what we think.
We allow our minds to think about things we would not do in our actions.
This includes areas like gossip, slander, and criticism.
What we see or read or hear largely determines what we think.
We allow our minds to think about things we would not do in our actions.
This includes areas like gossip, slander, and criticism.
We need to be self-controlled in our bodies.
We need to be self-controlled in our thoughts.
Curb our emotions
We need to be self-controlled in our emotions.
Emotions like anger, rage, resentment, self-pity, and bitterness can get out of control very easily.
Uncontrolled emotions are destructive.
The battle for self-control is different for each of us and it starts with being honest with ourselves.
We must know our weakness.
We must know what appetites need to be controlled in our lives.
We must know where our time is not being used well.
We must control our emotions.
The more we say no to sinful desires, the more we will be able to say no.
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