Learning To Command Ourselves
Learning To Command Ourselves
He that hath no rule over his own spirit is like a city that is broken down, and without walls. (Proverbs 25:28)
Not that I speak in respect of want: for I have learned, in whatsoever state I am, therewith to be content. I know both how to be abased, and I know how to abound: every where and in all things I am instructed both to be full and to be hungry, both to abound and to suffer need. I can do all things through Christ which strengtheneth me. (Philippians 4:11-13)
Thought For Today:
One of the hardest people to command is often ourselves. We can be quick to judge others while overlooking the areas in our own lives that need correction. Yet if we are honest, our first responsibility is to examine ourselves before trying to direct anyone else.
The Lord told Ezekiel, “Saying, Son of man, when the land sinneth against me by trespassing grievously, then will I stretch out mine hand upon it, and will break the staff of the bread thereof, and will send famine upon it, and will cut off man and beast from it: Though these three men, Noah, Daniel, and Job, were in it, they should deliver but their own souls by their righteousness, saith the Lord GOD” (Ezekiel 14:12-14).
If I can only answer for my own soul, then I should be deeply concerned about my own walk with God. Before I can lead, correct, or command others, I must first learn to rule my own spirit.
Solomon said, “He that hath no rule over his own spirit is like a city that is broken down, and without walls” (Proverbs 25:28). A person without self-control is unprotected and vulnerable, like a city with no walls.
Do not deceive yourself. Be honest with yourself, examine your own ways, and make the corrections that are needed.
He that hath no rule over his own spirit is like a city that is broken down, and without walls. (Proverbs 25:28)
Not that I speak in respect of want: for I have learned, in whatsoever state I am, therewith to be content. I know both how to be abased, and I know how to abound: every where and in all things I am instructed both to be full and to be hungry, both to abound and to suffer need. I can do all things through Christ which strengtheneth me. (Philippians 4:11-13)
Thought For Today:
One of the hardest people to command is often ourselves. We can be quick to judge others while overlooking the areas in our own lives that need correction. Yet if we are honest, our first responsibility is to examine ourselves before trying to direct anyone else.
The Lord told Ezekiel, “Saying, Son of man, when the land sinneth against me by trespassing grievously, then will I stretch out mine hand upon it, and will break the staff of the bread thereof, and will send famine upon it, and will cut off man and beast from it: Though these three men, Noah, Daniel, and Job, were in it, they should deliver but their own souls by their righteousness, saith the Lord GOD” (Ezekiel 14:12-14).
If I can only answer for my own soul, then I should be deeply concerned about my own walk with God. Before I can lead, correct, or command others, I must first learn to rule my own spirit.
Solomon said, “He that hath no rule over his own spirit is like a city that is broken down, and without walls” (Proverbs 25:28). A person without self-control is unprotected and vulnerable, like a city with no walls.
Do not deceive yourself. Be honest with yourself, examine your own ways, and make the corrections that are needed.
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