Hello everyone,
There is this thing about knowledge, having a lot of it can puff a person up, in other words, the person becomes full of pride, even knowledge in the word of God puffs up, but the only way to control or prevent being full of pride especially in the word of God is to have self-control. Yes, self-control.
Self-control is a fruit of the Holy Spirit, it is an action we display after meditating on the word of God by being transformed by the renewal of our minds, it is not that which human beings possess naturally, it is the life and attitude of the Holy Spirit Himself found our new life.
There are several characteristics I have received from God which is in high concentration, and all of a sudden you seem to super smart in these areas when compared to people around. It is normal to educate people in these areas, but when education is done without being led by the Holy Spirit, it can lead to pride. You feel so important that you don’t want to listen to anyone anymore. This was what happened to Lucifer, the former Arch-angel. He was very close to God and given control over many things, he was very beautiful, he was called the ‘light bearer’, and many other things. Pride and iniquity was found in him which was what made him to demand the same reverence as that of God and even higher, in other words being jealous of God, but he was banished because his intentions weren’t clean, pure and it wasn't of God, (ref.: Isaiah 14:1-15; Revelation 12:7-9).
Self-control in a good sense, implies that you are conscious of what God has called you for and it means using what God has endowed you with according to how He wants you to use it, thus understanding that you were endowed for a reason which you are to accomplish, and as a result of this, humility grows in you, which was what Jesus did. He was endowed with so much power here on earth, but didn’t do anything without being led by the Spirit, (ref.: John 5:19). The lack of self-control, on the other hand, is to use what you were endowed with, your own way, and this brings pride. It wasn’t until the Holy Spirit called my attention to the presence of pride and the importance of being led by the Holy Spirit, that made me know the importance of self-control in my life.
Galatians 5:16 says, “I say then: Walk in the Spirit, and you shall not fulfil the lust of the flesh.” Verse 25 of Galatians 5 says “If we live in the Spirit, let us also walk in the Spirit.” Yes, we have that moment in our lives where we are itching to show-off what we’ve got loaded in us to the people around us, but if you are not led to use them, then stay put, or else, pride would creep in. You may think it is just a small thing, but a great tree was once a tiny seed, and if care is not taken, it could become your lifestyle, as Apostle Paul wrote to the Corinthians in 2 Corinthians 13:5, “Examine and test and evaluate your own selves whether you are holding to your faith and showing the proper fruits of it. Test and prove yourselves [not Christ]. Do you not yourselves realize and know [thoroughly by an ever-increasing experience] that Jesus Christ is in you - unless you are [counterfeits] disapproved on trial and rejected?” AMP.
Self-control is a fruit of the Spirit, and this can only manifest when we remain and live in the Spirit, and being led by the Holy Spirit of Jesus founded on the word of God.
May the LORD bless you and keep you, make His face shine upon you. May the LORD be gracious to you and lift up His countenance upon you, and give you peace. AMEN.
Why not accept Jesus today if you haven’t. Pray out loud, “Jesus, I confess that You are my Lord and Saviour. I believe in my heart that God raised You from the dead. By faith in Your Word, I receive salvation now. Thank You for saving me!” Congratulations, you’re born again, you are now brand new!
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Unless otherwise stated, the following scriptures are gotten from New King James Version (NKJV)
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