Warrior For The Cross

                                                          SELF-CONTROL Self-control... helps us to resist temptation and avoid conforming to the things of this world. It guides our decisions and correlates with her how we show the other fruits in our lives. Jesus Christ gives us the perfect example of self control, because He lived a sinless life and possessed every fruit of the spirit. Self-control is the last fruit, it is certainly not the least. In fact,  it takes a great deal of self control to exercise the eight other vitures. We will all face temptation to sin in our own lives. People often lack self restraint to stop when they should. Many of us find ourselves tempted to overeat, over drink, over spend, over indulge. Some people mistake self control with patience, however, they are different. Self control allows you to keep your min...

                                                                      Gentleness                               T he quality of being kind, tender or mild mannered Gentleness, showing care and respect for others in the way that you act and speak.                                                     What is the Spirit of Gentleness? Gentleness comes from a state of humility.  Therefore, someone who lacks Gentleness is often prideful and easily angered, or feels the need for revenge. In order to be gentle we must not view ourselves as better than someone else. The fruit of the Spirit is essentially  the char...