11/28/2025
We don’t talk about this enough, but self-control is a fruit of the Spirit.
Not a personality trait.
Not willpower.
Not “trying harder.”
It means the Holy Spirit produces discipline in us — the ability to slow down, breathe, and choose the right thing even when our emotions are screaming.
And if the Spirit produces self-control, then it’s fair to say the enemy wants the exact opposite:
He wants us ruled by emotion… triggered, reactive, impulsive, offended, angry, anxious, addicted, and tossed around by whatever feeling hits us next.
Because a man ruled by emotion is an easy man to control.
But a man ruled by the Spirit — steady, grounded, disciplined — that man is dangerous. That man is hard to manipulate. That man isn’t blown around by every storm inside him.
Pray for the fruit of the Spirit.
Guard your emotions.
And don’t let the enemy use your feelings as his steering wheel.
