Before getting into the chapter by chapter study of 2 Peter, I did my full read through this morning. As I went through the entire letter one passage really specifically stuck out to me.

2 Peter 19 says:

“They promised them freedom, but they themselves are slaves of corruption. For what overcomes a person, to that he is enslaved.”

Wow, that last sentence, so strong! There is so much teaching about the dues and especially adults in Christian living, from Scripture, but it generally isn't a particular action that is what is so important, but the heart. Just about anything can become an idol, and therefore a bad thing...so we must be on guard against what is attempting to overcome us.

So here is the question I am considering for myself today - “What, in my life, now controls me that I once controlled?  What appetite?  What behavior?  Or how about this - what HABIT now runs on autopilot and controls me without my thinking about it, needs up-rooting?

A huge theme in Peters writing his self control. We see it come up in all of his letters. And that's exactly what this is about. Today I will be conscious of my appetites and especially my habitual behaviors to see if I can identify what's controlling me, and where I need to take back control.