fruits of the Spirit--- Temperance

THIS IS ANOTHER FRUITS FRIDAY! FRIDAY THE 13TH! HOPE YOUR WEEK HAS BEEN OK. THIS HAS BEEN AN EVENTFUL WEEK. PLEASE PRAY FOR MY DADDY. HE HAD A STROKE ON SUNDAY NIGHT, AND IS DOING SOME BETTER, BUT WE HAVE A LONG ROAD AHEAD!

TEMPERANCE SIMPLY MEANS SELF CONTROL, SELF DISCIPLINE, SELF RESTRAINT.

2 Timothy 1:7 King James Version (KJV)

⁷ For God hath not given us the spirit of fear; but of power, and of love, and of a sound mind.

SATAN IS A LIAR AND CAN TELL YOU ALL KINDS OF THINGS, THINGS THAT CAN CONTROL HOW YOU REACT TO CERTAIN SITUATIONS, AND YOUR  EMOTIONS CAN BECOME VERY MUCH OUT OF CONTROL. THIS IS WHEN TEMPERANCE CAN STEP IN..THE SPIRIT OF THE LORD GIVES US THE ABILITY AND POWER TO RESIST.
* TEMPERANCE MAKES US NOT WANT TO DESIRE CERTAIN THINGS AND DESIRE PLEASURE. THE LORD CAN HELP YOU THROUGH THIS THROUGH PRAYER, YIELDING YOURSELF FULLY TO HIM.

Isaiah 26:3 King James Version (KJV)

³ Thou wilt keep him in perfect peace, whose mind is stayed on thee: because he trusteth in thee.

WE MUST KEEP A CALM AND SOUND MIND TO PRACTICE TEMPERANCE. THINK ON PURE THINGS, AND LOVELY THOUGHTS. DON'T LISTEN TO THE DEVIL, AND DON'T LISTEN TO GOSSIP, OR HANG AROUND PEOPLE WHO SAY BAD THINGS ABOUT PEOPLE. CHANCES ARE IF THEY ARE TALKING ABOUT SOMEBODY TO YOU, THEY MOST LIKELY ARE TALKING ABOUT YOU TO SOMEONE ALSO. ALSO, LET ME GO ON RECORD HERE AND SAY SOME PEOPLE ONLY WANT TO TALK TO YOU WHEN IT BENEFITS THEM, OR IF THEY TRY TO FIND OUT INFORMATION FROM YOU.
*TEMPERANCE CAN HELP YOU SO MUCH BY GROWING  IN THE LORD. IT HAS REALLY HELPED ME SO MUCH. IT IS A FORM OF DISCERNMENT . IT LETS YOU KNOW THAT GOD IS IN CONTROL.
*IT IS EASY TO KNOW ABOUT LOVE AND ALL ABOUT LOVE BUT TEMPERANCE HELPS YOU LIVE OUT LOVE.IT GIVES YOU A HEART TO SERVE OTHERS. IT LET'S YOU PRACTICE CHRISTIAN LOVE TOWARD OTHERS.
*DENY YOURSELF, AND REFRAIN FROM THINGS THAT CAN MAKE YOU OUT OF CONTROL. THIS ALSO  INCLUDES MATERIAL THINGS SUCH AS OVER EATING, EXCESSIVE DRINKING, EXCESSIVE SPENDING ETC.
*STAY ACCOUNTABLE. STAY BUSY, PRAY AND ASK THE LORD TO HELP YOU. TEMPERANCE IS A GREAT THING, AND WILL KEEP YOU CLOSE TO GOD.
THIS ONE WAS A LITTLE SHORT BUT HAS TRULY BEEN A BLESSING TO ME THIS WEEK!
THIS STUDY, WEEKLY HAS BEEN A REAL BLESSING TO ME. IT HAS HELPED ME SO MUCH, AND I KNOW, WHEN I STARTED STUDYING THE FRUITS OF THE SPIRIT, I ASKED GOD TO GIVE ME SOMETHING TO SHARE TO OTHERS. HE DID THAT AND SO MUCH MORE. GOD ALWAYS HAS A PLAN. I KNOW HE WAS PREPARING MY HEART FOR THINGS THAT I WOULD FACE THESE PAST FEW WEEKS.IT IS ONE THING TO TALK ABOUT THESE FRUITS BUT TO LIVE THEM OUT WITH THE LORD'S HELP IS ANOTHER THING. I AM PRAYING DAILY FOR THE LORD TO HELP ME TO LIVE THEM, SO THAT OTHERS CAN SEE CHRIST THROUGH ME AND IN ME, AND TO BE A BLESSING AND ENCOURAGEMENT TO OTHERS. THE LORD HAS SO MUCH FOR US IF WE YIELD IT TO HIM, AND WAIT PATIENTLY ON HIM, AND LET HIM LEAD AND DIRECT OUR LIVES.
STAY TUNED FOR A NEW STUDY TO COME SOON!!!!!!!!!!!
HAPPY FRUITS FRIDAY!