Where do you lose control? This is a difficult question, because deep down we usually know the areas of our life where we are weak. But often we avoid the things in ourselves we feel are too difficult or hopeless to change. As we set into our final message in the Fruit of the Spirit series, we come to self-control. In Galatians, Paul shows us the tug of war we are in with our flesh and the Spirit. Self-control is necessary because we’re at war with our own sinful desires. James described those desires as dragging us away and enticing us into sin (1:14). Peter said they war against our souls (1 Peter 2:11). Paul spoke of them as deceitful (Ephesians 4:22) and what makes these sinful desires so dangerous is that they dwell within our own heart.
