Fruit of the Holy Spirit: Self control 3

A self-controlled life includes the whole person: mind, body, and emotions. (1 Corinthians 9:27)

An athlete trains his or her body, training it to do what it should do.

The Big Question: How do I cultivate the fruit of ‘Self-Control’?

I beseech you therefore, brethren, by the mercies of God, that you present your bodies a living sacrifice, holy, acceptable to God, which is your reasonable service. 2 And do not be conformed to this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind, that you may prove what is that good and acceptable and perfect will of God. (Romans 12:1-2 NKJV)

Self-control is not when I control my “self”. Self-control is when the Holy Spirit controls my “self”.

1. How to train your body? You Present Your Body to the Lord.

2. Renew Your Mind - Is your mind being renewed daily? Most of our mindsets need to be transformed. You only put information that is needed and not just any crap.

Self-control begins in the mind. Throughout our lives, the teachings of those we admire and life experiences create what we call mindsets. We determine in our minds to behave a certain way. We determine in our minds whether something is true or false based upon a life experience. Our mindset determines our actions and our feelings.

Are you training your whole body? Have you presented your bodies to the Lord as a living sacrifices? A self-controlled life means total submission to the coach and the coach’s training plan. (Galatians 5:22a)

Every athlete who excels does so because he has completely submitted himself to a coach and the coach’s training plan. The only way you and I can live a life of self-control is to totally surrender ourselves to the Holy Spirit.

Since the Anointed suffered in the flesh, prepare yourselves to do the same—anyone who has suffered in the flesh for the Lord is no longer in the grip of sin— 2 so that you may live the rest of your life on earth controllednot by earthly desires but by the will of God.