Oct. 24, 2009 - Self-control! :D
"Then come together so that Satan will not tempt you
because of your lack of self-control."
Corinthians 7:5
Wow. Our lack of self-control? Ouch.
Do we really lack self-control, and if we do what areas of our lives
do we lack? We all lack some self-control sometimes. When your little
brother does something to annoy you
and you throw a fit calling him a jerk, I'd say that's lacking self-control.
When your team looses you start calling the other team cheaters and such
even though they didn't cheet.
Your just mad you lost and need to get it out, right?
Okay, so maybe you don't need to let it out like that. No calling names.
Counting to 10 helps a lot...seriously....it does.
Just take a second, sit down, breathe, and think about WHY you are frustrated.
Really, if you think about it, most of us lack a LOT of self-control.
How else could you respond to the situation?
Annoying little brother-
"Hey Joe that's really bothering me, could you stop or do it
somewhere else, please?"
You could also consider just moving yourself. Take turns. It doesn't
help you by getting worked up about something that could so easily be fixed.
Another thing you could think about is why does whatever hes doing annoy you?
Lost Game-
Just relax. Thats the key. Stay relaxed. I know I sound like some therapist or something...but it's true!
If you handle things with anger and don't think, things may get worse than
they really need to.
Hurting other people isn't the answer either. If you are frustrated for a
good reason, such as they are hurting you, then talk to a grown up or elder or
go to the person directly and ask them nicely to stop. If things do not
end then it would be a good idea to ask for help from an elder you trust.
And everyone looses sometimes. People see a good sport when you are okay
with the loss and keep working hard to turn it into a win!
There are tons of things that we can get overly obsessed with and thats
something we need to be careful of and watch ourselves on.
In the first part of the verse it says " Come together".
What does that mean? And your reply is, "Well duh! It means come together,
am I right or am I right?"
Well yeah, your right. :) But lets look a little deaper into it, k?
If all of us lack self-control...what will "coming together" do?
Think of it this way-
Satan is this super big buff bad guy who is trying to prevent you
from getting somewhere and break you, mkay?
You trust God. You love God. But you have made some mistakes. Doesn't
sound like it will be too easy for you, now does it?
Now think of it this way-
Satan- big buff guy
You and a TON of other people- who are all followers of Christ! :D
It sounds like you got a lot better chance, doesn't it? Plus you all have
this SUPER AWESOME God to lead you!!
So when it says to come together it meens encourage, love, give advice,
take advice to the others around you. Sometimes it could be a little more
general. God calls us to come together to fight all the evil that is put
before us. For a little more on the subject pick up your bible and look
up the following verses (feel free to do some of your own research)-
2 Peter 1:5-7
Galations 5:22-23
Please right down any thoughts that you have had along this read, or even
later on in the day! Also, we would love to see any verses that you might
have found while doing some studies. :)
And a quick note I would like to make-
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I hope you all have a wonderful day! It is always a pleasure to talk with you all. :D
God Bless,
Elizabeth
(Godly Girls Club)
ATTENTION- Discuss this topic through comments!! We want to hear from
everyone and see all their opinions. Thank you very much!
Comments
Oct. 25, 2009 - entry! this is Felixpoe! :P
Posted by GirlsRule
I have a prob w/ anger!!! I need to controll it! I know i need to be working on it more BUT i have ta be honest w/ you i dont try! I get SOOO mad at my bro! We fight all the time!!!
Oct. 26, 2009 - Topic-Self-control
Posted by GirlsRule
Oh yeah, I have anger problems too.
And it's okay to me frustrated sometimes but you also need to know WHY you are angry and how are you controling that anger? Are you taking it all out on your brother or taking a few minutes breathing in your room, alone, were he can't bother you?
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