Self Control.

How many of you don't want to read this post just because of the title? It's okay, those words sort of make me cringe as well. Which is why I'm blogging about them.

Again I say! Self control. One of the most elusive, in my opinon, of all the Fruits of the Spirit (Galatians 5:22). I struggle with this so much, and I fail more often than I succeed some days. Controlling my actions, my tongue, and the worst- my mind.
This is, by far, my greatest weakness as a Christian. To think that Jesus had so much self control that He never sinned. Not once. He never looked with lust or made a perverted joke. He never cheated on a test or told a lie. He didn't secretly think one thing about His disciples, but tell them something else.
That is mind blowing to me.Oh how much we can control by controlling ourselves! How much brighter my light would be if I could keep myself from covering it over and over.

I can't count the things in my life I have screwed up because of my lack of self control. There isn't enough time in the world to tell about all those things.

But I do have the time to say this:
We all screw up, and lose it. We've all got times we wish we could've drawn the line sooner. Or held our tongues just a little bit longer. Or been slower to anger. But that's because we, as humans, suck. We're screw ups, failures, and all around a dissapointment to everyone. Good news, though.
Romans 5:8.

Read it.

And God says that WHOEVER believes in Him shall not perish. Not "whoever has never lost control of themselves." or "whoever hasn't
sinned."
And thank goodness. Thank God.

Losing control doesn't make you any worse than anyone else, because everyone does it. Heck, everyone is still doing it. God forgives,
people forget. Life keeps rolling on.

Keep a reign on yourself, and you can ride through life with so many less hardships.

Trying to act on my own advice,
Losing it less,

Anna