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Now. A quick treatise on self-control.
Self-control is showing humility and restraint, but the ironic thing about self-control is that the self must control it. The failure comes when we no longer accept this responsibility – when we rely on the self-control of the masses – rather than our own. Yes, culture accepts and promotes sexual promiscuity, drunkenness, over-consumption, and and a whole lot of other things that are not beneficial… But we mustn’t be tricked, our call is to be a light on a hill, a beacon of hope in the darkness of night, a life that acts as salt – preserving and bringing out the flavor (the unique gifting) of those around us. Not like the hermit in the desert, who avoids all things, or like the marionette doll controlled by someone else’s convictions. We must control the strings, living a life that sheds light on the reward of temperance and the honor found in humility.
Because in controlling the temptations of today, we rest in the reward of tomorrow.
