Gentle / Controlled

How do you know if you’re succeeding at life? Culture measures success based on fame, money, and power. By allowing our value to be determined by the opinions of others, by external factors we have very little to no control over, and making decisions based on how things will make us feel, we are at risk of attack by innumerable temptations of this life. To truly gain freedom from temptations, to get mastery of self, to practice self-control we need to want a relationship with Jesus more than whatever temptation we’re facing. Today we'll explore where our value really comes from, how to face temptations, how to life a life defined by self-control, and how to response to the challenges of this life with gentleness.