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The character quality for last week's lesson was self-control: control of one's emotions, desires or actions as one is empowered by the Holy Spirit. " He is strong who conquers others; he who conquers himself is mighty"- Lao- Tzu " Freedom is not procured by a full enjoyment of what is desired, but by controlling the desire."- Epictetus, Discourses(2nd C. ) " I am, indeed, a king, because I know how to rule myself."- Pietro Aretino   "Self-control separates us from the rest of the animal kingdom, thanks to our large prefrontal cortices. Rather than responding to immediate impulses, we can plan, we can evaluate alternative actions, and we can refrain from doing things we'll regret. We can also take advantage of these innately human abilities by developing wisdom and willpower.Getting your body moving for as little as 10 minutes releases GABA, a neurotransmitter that makes your brain feel soothed and keeps you in control of your i...

This morning at 4:30am my son came in my bedroom's door just so that I could wake up and go back with him to his bedroom and after a prayer in seconds he was back to sleep!  Why this happened? I believe and understand that God has many ways where we have only one.  Since I wasn't waking up with the alarm clock, God found another way of speaking to me because its in the morning where we can clearly study God's word, when silence becomes our music and prayer becomes our conversation.  " O satisfy us early with thy mercy; that we may rejoice and be glad all our days " (Psalms 90:14) " Call unto me, and I will answer thee, and shew thee great and mighty things, which thou knowest not . " (Jeremiah 33:3) So here's what I studied: “He gives more grace. Therefore He says: ‘God resists the proud, but gives grace to the humble.’ Therefore submit to God. Resist the devil and he will flee from you” (James 4:6, 7, NKJV).  ...