January : Self-Control
“Like a city breached, without walls, is one who lacks self-control.”
(Prov 25: 28)
God wants us to do what it is we know and feel is right. A person of self-control…
*Follows his/her conscience
*Is patient with himself/herself and others
*Shares and takes turns
*Is able to use prayer to calm himself/herself down
*Thinks before he/she reacts (WWJD*)
*Looks for peaceful ways to solve conflict
*Tries to do what’s best for everyone
*Has the power to stand up for what is right
*What Would Jesus Do?