If you have little knowledge of how you are perceived then there is little to have to control. If you cannot see the blind spots that others see so clearly then there is nothing to rein in, nothing to try to master and bring discipline into your own life. Ignorance isn’t bliss it often leads to unrestraint.
“For this very reason, make every effort to add to your faith goodness; and to goodness, knowledge; and to knowledge, self-control; For this very reason, make every effort to add to your faith goodness; and to goodness, knowledge; and to knowledge, self-control …” (2 Peter 1 v 5-6)
Today are you likely to be quick to angrily jump to conclusions about someone? Or are you more likely to bury your head in the sand afraid of the consequences if you say or do something? Both need you to discipline yourself. Both need self-control.
Living in a hedonistic world it is important you make every effort to add self-control because though we are not called to be a hermit and though we find pleasure in many things within this world we must master each and every one. For pleasure can often turn to pain when these things become vices to us.
Authentic faith is self-controlled living. It takes effort to add. It costs us.
What needs mastering today?
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