Lack of self-control undermines everything! Without self-control we destroy a legacy we have built for years in just a day we are the ones who bring threat to the very heroic works we have done. “Better a patient person than a warrior, one with self-control than one who takes a city.” Proverbs 16:32. Lack of self-control will destroy your marriage, career, relationships, and ultimately your life. Wherever sin is given a doorway, it is not satisfied in being a little secret, sin grows and ultimately destroys whatever thing it inhabits, John 10:10.
The problem with sin is that it wants to grow. Basically, anything can come through your thoughts, control your actions, shape your habits and form your character. “A man without self-control is like a city broken into and left without walls.” Proverbs 25:28. The Contemporary English Version puts it in this way “ Losing self-control leaves you as helpless as a city without a wall.” (CEV).Ī city without walls simply means you are exposed to any kind of sin: lies, manipulation, fear, sexual immorality, pretence, anger, etc. But without self-control, sin controls us.
We have the power to bring sin under control when we have self-control. And without a sound-mind, we are invaded by things that cause us to be unstable in our convictions.īeing self-controlled is the very foundation for living a life of righteousness and selflessness that reflects Jesus and brings glory to God. Without self-control, we are destructive not only to ourselves but to God’s purpose for our lives. Without self-discipline, we remain defeated by all kinds of circumstances. I have grown to understand that these words are fundamental qualities that everyone must possess to enjoy life and fulfil the mandate God gave them here on earth. At that time I didn’t even understand the weight and the sense of commitment these words carried. Even when we came across him in the streets of Kwa-Thema, we would start to shout out these words to him “self-control, self-disciple and sound mind” and he will shout them back to us. We recited these words so much so that they became a part of our vocabulary. Every sermon he preached started and concluded with these words. When I was in primary school there was an old preacher who used to come to our school’s assembly, he would make us shout the words self-control, self-disciple and sound mind each time he came.
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