Quotes about Self-control

Lord, deliver me from the urge to open my mouth when I should shut it. Give me the wisdom to keep silent where silence is wise. Remind me that not everything needs to be said, and that there are very few things that need to be said by me.

To live out God's plan for your life calls for you to discipline yourself…and your body. To push yourself. To deny yourself.

Little choices determine habit; Habit carves and molds character Which makes the big decisions.

When it comes to yourself, follow God's formula- deny yourself of overindulgence (Proverbs 23:2 and 30:8), examine yourself for any sinful habits (1 Corinthians 11:28), exercise yourself to godliness (1 Timothy 4:7), and IK- develop self-control (Galatians 5:23).

One of the important things about temptation is, if I'm going to deal with it I'm going to have to recognize, this is an area of weakness in my life. I have been tempted here before and before and before.

In the second half of life, people have less power to infatuate you. But they also have much less power to control you or hurt you.

Willpower works for a few weeks, or maybe a month or two at best.

Ignoring a temptation is far more effective than fighting.

There is a direct relationship between self-discipline and self-esteem.

Discipline imposed from the outside eventually defeats when it is not matched by desire from within.

If you've been full of error and defeat, be done with it. Say, "By God's grace, I'm done with it," and take charge of yourself like never before."

There are certain things we must not pray about - moods, for instance. Moods never go by praying, moods go by kicking.