SELF CONTROL: A MAJOR INGREDIENT IN THE FULFILMENT OF PURPOSE
Young man, you need the fruit of the spirit to impact your world more than you do for the gifts of the spirit. The gifts are great and are important but the fruit that the spirit of God produces in you is vital to your design. God places his spirit in you once you are born again. The disconnect that took place in the garden of Eden was rectified by Jesus and in him we have life for life. It is no longer you that lives but Christ in you. Thus, you need to walk in the spirit if you have been raised by the spirit. God places his Spirit in you to produce fruit of self control. Self control is critical to whatever you will become in life. Imagine Esau who lacked self control and exchanged his birthright with portage. He was hungry and that was normal. He was famished to the point that he thought he would die. Yet, that was not enough for him to let go of a vital component of his destiny. He could not control his appetite. His appetite was wild for food and not only food but women and lust.