Proverbs 25:28 A man without self-control is like a city broken into and left without walls. Final week of our Fruit of the Spirit Series

A person without self-control is like a city with broken-down walls.

Self-control means you can control yourself.

That sounds pretty simple!

It means that you don’t allow your emotions or desires to cause you to act in a way that you shouldn’t.

But sometimes it’s hard to have self-control.

We can’t control our actions without God’s help.

Our scripture verse this week says that a person without self-control is like a city with broken-down walls.

We talked about how important the walls of a city were.

They keep the people safe from outside danger.

If we don’t have self-control, then we are allowing the walls that guard our heart from sin to begin to break down.

Self-control keeps us from doing whatever we want. 

• We don’t just slap our brother or sister whenever we feel like they are annoying us.
• Or copy our friend’s schoolwork.
• Or smart off to our parents.
• Or take something that doesn’t belong to us

• Instead, having self-control means we think about how our actions affect others.
• We show love rather than being jealous of friends who might have more cool stuff than we do.
• We think before we react to what people say, even when they are mean to us.

Self-control is possible with God’s help.

Don’t allow sin to enter your heart because the walls that protect you have been broken.

You can’t have self-control without God, but with Him, you can do it!

Can you show self control and WAIT until the end of our lesson to have two pieces of candy?   OR have one piece now?

WAIT>>>>WAIT>>>. OK!   You can have it!   Great job tiny angels!

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