Episode notes
Awakened to Deliver – The Fruit of the Spirit: Self-Control
Day 2: Guarding the Gates
Key Verse: Proverbs 4:23 (NASB 2020)
“Watch over your heart with all diligence, for from it flow the springs of life.”
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Episode Highlights
• Self-control is tested at the gates—your eyes, ears, mouth, mind, and emotions.
• What enters through these gates shapes your desires, thoughts, and decisions.
• Guarding your eyes helps protect against lust, envy, and discontent.
• What you listen to builds faith or feeds fear—voices matter.
• Your words create atmospheres—self-control starts with your tongue.
• The battlefield of the mind determines the outcome of your walk.
• Emotions must be submitted to truth—not allowed to govern your actions.
• A guarded heart leads to a stro ...