Hello dear, today I will be telling you a story about two children. I trust you will learn from what they did in understanding self-control.
Anne is a five-year-old girl who loves chocolates, but her mum only gives her chocolates once in a while. There is this new girl in Anne’s class who also loves chocolate and brings it to school all the time.
It was already Wednesday and Anne’s mum had not given her any chocolate that week. She wanted at least just a little taste of it, as it felt so long since she tasted chocolate. Here comes the new classmate with two big chocolate bars, and Anne was tempted to beg for just a bite. Since she knew begging was wrong, she choose to have self-control over that situation and walk away, resisting the urge to beg.
Another story is Joe’s story. Joe is a 7 years old boy in primary four. One day, he got into a fight with one of his classmates. This classmate of his called him names, provoking Joe who gave him a punch on the face in return.
Between Anne and Joe, who do think showed self-control?
Anne! That’s correct.
I told you yesterday that Self-control is the ability to control one’s emotions or behaviour, especially in difficult situations. Understanding self-control is important.
I also showed you what the Bible says about self-control
… Like a city whose walls are broken down is a man who lacks self-control. Proverbs 25:28 – (NIV)
You see, God has made this easy for you and me. How do I know?
See what the Bible says;
For the grace of God that brings salvation has appeared to all men. 12 It teaches us to say “No” to ungodliness and worldly passions, and to live self-controlled, upright and godly lives in this present age, – Titus 2:11-12 [NIV]
One amazing thing I want to show you today is that the Holy Spirit can actually help you have self-control. It’s one of the fruits of the spirit listed in the Bible.
But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, (23) gentlenesses, and self-control. Gal 5:22-23 (NIV)
If you find yourself acting like little Joe in our story, pray and ask the Holy Spirit to help you.
Prayer: Lord, help me in understanding self-control, and to live a self-controlled life. Amen
Hi Champ. It’s a beautiful day to learn some wisdom. Lend me your ears and pay close attention to today’s topic. we’ll be learning about Self-control.
What is self-control?
It is the ability to control one’s emotions or behaviour, especially in difficult situations.
From this definition, you see that it’s very important for us as children of God to have self-control.
Let’s see what the Bible says about it.
… Like a city whose walls are broken down is a man who lacks self-control. Proverbs 25:28 – (NIV)
Literally, if a city’s walls are broken down, it means it lacks security. It can be attacked at any point. Imagine if the walls of your house were broken down, it leaves you unprotected and in danger of harm.
God wants us as his children to live a self-controlled life. In fact, the bible cautions us to have self-control to avoid falling into the devil’s temptations. It is one of the things that his grace helps us to do
See what the Bible says in Titus 2:11-12(NIV)
For the grace of God has appeared that offers salvation to all people. It teaches us to say “No” to ungodliness and worldly passions, and to live self-controlled, upright and godly lives in this present age,
The Holy Spirit works in us to make this possible.
How do we live self-controlled lives?
Join me tomorrow as I break this down for you
Prayer: Lord, help me to live a self- controlled life. Amen
Hello dear, welcome to another time of learning God’s word. Today we will be looking at how to believe God for things. But before we go into that, I trust that you have learnt a lot from these devotionals. Do well to tell your friends about it. It is always good to be in a circle where you all feed on the same thing.
Today’s topic is a very important one, I want to show you how to believe God for things and receive what you believe him for.
God wants you to have what your soul desires even as children, but just like adults, you have to trust and believe him for it.
Have you ever heard of the word FAITH? The bible says without it, it’s impossible to please God. The bible gives the definition of faith. It can be found in the book of Hebrews.
Now faith is the substance of things hoped for, the evidence of things not seen. – Hebrews 11:1 (KJV)
Faith is being sure of what you hope for and certain of what you do not see. It assures us of things we expect and convinces us of the existence of things we cannot see.
God’s desire is for us to walk in faith, because faith is a journey, he wants you to begin by believing him for a bicycle and then grow into believing him for a house or a car for your parents.
What does it mean to have faith?
Let me give you a practical example. I know as little children, one of the things you desire to have is a bicycle. Now how do you believe God for it?
1. You pray and ask God for it Once you pray, believe that God has heard you.
2. Find a bible verse that assures you of what you have received
3. Believe that God is able to give you what you have requested for.
4. Regardless of how long it takes, be sure that you will get it.
5. Don’t allow doubts, the devil or anyone around you to talk you into believing that you are wasting your time.
6. Thank God for it and be conscious of what you have received with hope that it will soon be manifested.
If you follow this through, regardless of how small your faith is, soon you will believe God to help people around you with sicknesses and diseases.
Hoping to hear your testimonies from what you have learnt.
Hi, beloved of Jesus, yesterday I spoke to you about an interesting topic and we will be continuing with it today because a sound health is a prized possession.
Just like you paid attention yesterday, I want you to also listen with your heart today and learn as much as you can.
We discussed why you must be clean, and centered our teaching on the saying “Cleanliness is next to Godliness”
I told you that as children of God, he wants you to live this kind of lifestyle, both in your heart and in your body. God wants you to be conscious of the things that go into your heart, and also what happens outside your body.
Once again let’s look at the dictionary meaning of the word Cleanliness and Godliness.
What is Cleanliness? It means the condition of being clean, or not dirty; the habit of always keeping clean.
What is Godliness? It is characterized by reverence and love for God and respect for the ethical teachings of scripture
Yesterday we looked at how to be clean at heart; today I want to talk to you about cleanliness in your body.
See what the bible says here…
Dear friend, I pray that you may enjoy good health and that all may go well with you, even as your soul is getting along well. – 3 John 2 (NIV)
God wants you to be in good health and that all may be well with you. Guess what?
Good health is one of the many things that Jesus Christ assures us because it’s a promise in the work of redemption.
You need to realize one thing, as much as sound health is a believer’s right, if you do not take care of yourself, you won’t enjoy this freedom.
We’ll continue with this tomorrow, kindly follow through.
Prayer: Lord, help me to be clean at heart and in my body; Amen
Action point: Decide to watch what goes into your mind.
