Abigail Week 2 "Self-Control"
A man without self-control is like a city broken into and left without walls. Proverbs 25:28
Week two in the Abigail story has us looking at the loss of self-control in the lives of Nabal and David.
Nancy DeMoss Wolgemuth writes: "If you lose self-control even in responding to the Nabals, the fools, in your life, then you become like a city that is defenseless. You become vulnerable to attack from the evil one if you lose control...What’s in your heart comes out in the way that your respond to people in life....Self-control, from the biblical standpoint, isn't about sheer willpower or human effort. It's about being under the control of the Holy Spirit in every area of life. When you try to be self-controlled by your own power, you'll just get frustrated and fail. But when you yield to the power of the Holy Spirit, you can say, 'no' to your flesh (your sinful nature) and 'yes' to God."
In this chapter Nancy reminds us of the acronym H.A.L.T. If we are hungry, angry, lonely or tired-it behooves everyone to halt before we act or speak. David was all these things and ready to kill when wealthy Nabal was unwilling to offer hospitality in the way of food for David and his men.
Remember me sharing the dance step in life...QUICK, SLOW, SLOW
"My dear friends, you should be quick to listen and slow to speak or to get angry. If you are angry, you cannot do any of the good things God wants done." James 1:19-20
File that one away for everyday!
The Songs (The first two are kids songs that are great to get stuck in our brains.)
Give Me Self Control-Sovereign Grace Kids
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hnzMUcxGVZE
Self Control Song- Cheeky Pandas
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ti9oGGoAL1k
“Rest On Us”- Maverick City
