Prayer:
O Lord our heavenly father who is always in control please assist us to have more self-control and be more disciplined in our daily actions. In the same way your son our Lord and saviour Jesus Christ was. Amen.

Galatians 6: 22-24
“But the fruit of the spirit is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness and self-control. Against such things there is no law.” 

​Self-control helps us to resist temptation and avoid conforming to the things of this world. It guides our decisions.
Displaying self-control is often a matter of responding rather than reacting. When we react to a situation, we let our emotions take control. We are more likely to become defensive and say hurtful things. Responding, however, involves developing a thoughtful response that is guided by reason more than emotions.
Jesus Christ gives us the perfect example of self-control, because He lived a sinless life and possessed every fruit of the Spirit. Jesus demonstrated self-control because He was sent to earth to carry out the Father’s will. He was to live a perfect life in order to set an example for us, and in the end, He died for our sins so that we may have eternal life.
Jesus knew what He was sent to Earth to do, and despite his own fears, He demonstrated self-control in submitting to the Father’s perfect plan. Without the self-control of Jesus, we would face death as the punishment of our sin.

​Heavenly Father
Please forgive us for our lack of self -control and for putting earthly desires before you. Forgive us for saying the wrong things or reacting in a negative way towards our family or neighbours.
Please help us to always have in mind what your son did for us when he was put to death in order to redeem our sins. Help us also take his example of living and try and resist tests and temptations set out before us.
We ask this in the name of Jesus Christ our Lord and Saviour
Amen

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