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In the final week of our Fruit of the Spirit series, Pastor Keith invites us to reflect on self-control—not as sheer willpower, but as surrender to be Spirit-Controlled. Each day we wake up with a seemingly quiet, but very real choice: will we be led by the flesh, or by the Spirit? Self-control is not about gripping tighter; it is about creating space for the Spirit to lead our desires, reactions, and rhythms. When the world pulls us in directions we don’t want to go, we respond not with more effort, but with practices—intentionally ordering our lives to be with Jesus, asking Him to help us become like Jesus, so that we can do what Jesus did.
By Hood River Alliance ChurchIn the final week of our Fruit of the Spirit series, Pastor Keith invites us to reflect on self-control—not as sheer willpower, but as surrender to be Spirit-Controlled. Each day we wake up with a seemingly quiet, but very real choice: will we be led by the flesh, or by the Spirit? Self-control is not about gripping tighter; it is about creating space for the Spirit to lead our desires, reactions, and rhythms. When the world pulls us in directions we don’t want to go, we respond not with more effort, but with practices—intentionally ordering our lives to be with Jesus, asking Him to help us become like Jesus, so that we can do what Jesus did.