RESTORATION TODAY
MONDAY 6TH MARCH 2017.
BY PASTOR DR. G.O. OLUTOLA JP.

THEME: LEARNING SELF-CONTROL (1)

And to knowledge (add) temperance; and to temperance patience; and to patience godliness;  2Peter 1:6.

The word temperance means self-control. In Peter's the word translated self-control was used to describe athletes.

The successful ones abstained from sexual activity and an unhealthy diet for the sake of disciplined training exercises. You practice personal self-control when you control your desires don?t allow them to control you.

Let me Share Some Practical Tips that Can Help You With Self-control.
1.        START SMALL. For example, begin by cleaning your bedroom or office then extend that discipline to rest of your home.

2.          BE ON TIME. This is scriptural (see Ecclesiastes 8:6; Ephesians 5:15-16). Learn to budget your time, and discipline your desires so you can arrive at place on time.

3.           ORGANIZE YOUR LIFE. Use a diary, or make a daily list of things you need to do. Don't let circumstance control your time.

When you pursue discipline in the secular realm, it often carries over to the spiritual. Self-control is a great Christian virtue and solid proof that one's salvation is genuine.

ACTION POINTS
?? Personal self-control demonstrates the certainty of your salvation.

SCRIPTURES:
Genesis 5: 22-23
Ecclesiastes 8:6
Ephesians 5: 15 : 16.

PRAYER POINTS:
1. O Lord, thank You for another day to bless and serve You.

2. Today, I choose self-control in the name of Jesus

3. Father, help me to organize my life in the name of Jesus.


DAILY BIBLE READING:
Exodus 25
Psalm 69
Acts 14.