Sloppy Living?

To get fit you will need to exercise self-control. You can exercise everything else but if you don’t exercise self-control all your gain will go down the drain. Why waste time and money trying to overcome physical, financial, spiritual, mental or relational deficits that would not be there if you only exercised self-control? It is the answer to a multitude of problems. Your self-control is like muscle and it will only it get stronger if you use it. If you can’t control yourself then you are really very weak and will end up entering into temptation, trial and torment. If your desires you don’t withstand, your problems will expand and grow grand and demand your land and the labor of your hand. Passion without purpose will consume all you increase like a fire. You will just keep working to your appetite but will not be satisfied even though you are a slave to self. Don’t even give the time of day to the greedy gluttons which are low on your priority items or they will keep feeding and eating and producing nothing but problems and pain.

So how do you exercise self-control? You do reps. of “NO!” Just start saying, NO” to low things and resisting the useless, unhealthy and non-productive little life leeches. They may be small but if you let them remain they will multiply sap you strength and consume your control. Ask God for help because self-control is a fruit of the Spirit and if you will exercise it you will get supernaturally strong. Decide to put first things first and do what is right and God will empower you to overcome! Distractions and desires demand attention deny them! Don’t give in to sin but say, “no” then do it again. With all these reps. soon strong you will be, and it’s those who control themselves who are truly free.

Gal 5:22-24
22 But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, longsuffering, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, 23 gentleness, self-control. Against such there is no law. 24 And those who are Christ's have crucified the flesh with its passions and desires.
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Gal 5:22-24
22 But what happens when we live God's way? He brings gifts into our lives, much the same way that fruit appears in an orchard — things like affection for others, exuberance about life, serenity. We develop a willingness to stick with things, a sense of compassion in the heart, and a conviction that a basic holiness permeates things and people. We find ourselves involved in loyal commitments, 23 not needing to force our way in life, able to marshal and direct our energies wisely.

Legalism is helpless in bringing this about; it only gets in the way. 24 Among those who belong to Christ, everything connected with getting our own way and mindlessly responding to what everyone else calls necessities is killed off for good — crucified. MES

1 Cor 9:24-27
24 Do you not know that those who run in a race all run, but one receives the prize? Run in such a way that you may obtain it. 25 And everyone who competes for the prize is temperate in all things. Now they do it to obtain a perishable crown, but we for an imperishable crown. 26 Therefore I run thus: not with uncertainty. Thus I fight: not as one who beats the air. 27 But I discipline my body and bring it into subjection, lest, when I have preached to others, I myself should become disqualified.
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1 Cor 9:24-27
24 You've all been to the stadium and seen the athletes race. Everyone runs; one wins. Run to win. 25 All good athletes train hard. They do it for a gold medal that tarnishes and fades. You're after one that's gold eternally.
26 I don't know about you, but I'm running hard for the finish line. I'm giving it everything I've got. No sloppy living for me! 27 I'm staying alert and in top condition. I'm not going to get caught napping, telling everyone else all about it and then missing out myself.
MES