A SELF-CONTROLLED PERSON

 

Each human has emotions created for him to play an important function. Happiness, anger, sadness, jealousy, loneliness and many others are so called revealer of what happens to the environment. They are not bad but they need right control in order to keep ourselves intact. There are times that we experience different emotions and our job is to use them to proper purpose so that it will end up helpful instead of hurtful to us and those surrounds us.

The Bible teaches us to live a self-controlled life. The verse in Proverbs 25:8 says, “He that hath no rule over his own spirit is like a city that is broken down, and without walls”. The word rule or self-control is atsar in Hebrew means to restrain, retain. It also means restraint exercised over one’s own impulses, emotions or desires. Another meaning of self-control is the ability not to show your feelings or not do the things that your feelings make you want to do. In order to become a self-controlled person, we need to have learn some important principles.

Firstly, we need to check our attitude. Our state of mind or feelings are vital part of our life.  Being able be sensitive f what we feed our minds is extremely helpful for controlling them. A sober mind keeps us for a lot of trouble. When we are in control of our mindset, it means we can choose what to think to or not. God gave us a sound mind. Allowing Godly thinking can be our daily habit. It helps us be relieves of any negative thoughts that might make us feel down.

When we have goals, what makes it successful is the attitude we use while working on it. It’s easy to give up when being discouraged. It make us feel powerless. Checking our attitude towards work help us to make a balance of things and work out on the things which might give signs of failure.

Secondly, we need to have our ability awaken. We all have strengths we can give to bless the world. It is a seed of greatness that needs cultivation. In doing our work, wisdom from the Lord is necessary to stir up our hidden potential. They should not lie dormant but must be used to its fullest. Working heartily makes a wonderful result. It means that we do it because we love the Lord and the people we are serving.

Our gifts are part of our purpose for existence. They help us accomplish God’s intention for life. With self-discipline, we can make our gift and excellent blessing to those we serve. With a joyful heart, we can give a quality service for others.

Lastly, we need to have assurance of protection. Guidance and counsel help us be protected from future danger. They serve as defense from any possible threat or temptation. Most of us suffer when we neglect protection in a form of advice, instruction or command. To fear the Lord makes us decide rightly. If God is our highest authority, our natural tendency it to seek His principle regarding the thing in which our decision is to be made, whether big or small. Enduring trials makes us perseverant. Any hardship might be unpleasant for a moment but when we are able to endure it, may bring the fruit of our labor.

We are assure to be protected by God when we control ourselves. There are lots of temptations around but they end up bringing evil results to us. When we control ourselves, our future is bright and blessings await.

Self-control might be hard when we rely on our own effort. The Holy Spirit can be our help when we ask Him. As long as we don’t neglect His still small voice when facing an issue, we will end up successful in our godly goals. We need to remember that self-control consist of attitude, ability and assurance because it is a help for us rather than a slavery. The more we control ourselves, the more freedom we will enjoy after we conquer any temptation or endure trials.