The Fruit of the Spirit: Self-Control Day 1: The Nature of Self-Control

Awakened to Deliver – The Fruit of the Spirit: Self-Control

Day 1: The Nature of Self-Control

Key Verse: Proverbs 25:28 (NASB 2020)

“Like a city that is broken into and without walls, so is a person who has no self-control.”

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Episode Highlights

• Self-control is not about personality or willpower—it’s a supernatural fruit of the Holy Spirit.

• Without self-control, the other fruits of the Spirit become distorted or unsustainable.

• The Greek word egkrateia means “inner strength” or “mastery over self”—but it only comes through surrender, not striving.

• Self-control is really Spirit-control—it’s what happens when the Holy Spirit governs what the flesh once dominated.

• True surrender means giving God access to our appetites, thoughts, schedules, emotions, and reactions.