Quotes about Self-control
If I'm in a situation where the temptation is overwhelming, I will have to choose to either remove the temptation or remove myself from the situation.
— Lysa TerKeurst
So I'm not on a diet. I'm on a journey with Jesus to learn the fine art of self-discipline for the purpose of holiness. And today I'd decided ahead of time I would have apple slices for a snack.
— Lysa TerKeurst
Deciding ahead of time what I will and will not eat is a crucial part of this journey.
— Lysa TerKeurst
Just because I want something, doesn't mean it's God's best for me. Just because I can do something, doesn't mean I should do it...I have the right to do anything, but not everything is constructive.
— Lysa TerKeurst
God, I recognize I am made for more than the vicious cycle of being ruled by food. I need to eat to live, not live to eat. So , i keep asking for your wisdom to know what it eat and your indwelling power to walk away from things that aren't beneficial for me
— Lysa TerKeurst
this journey really is about learning to tell myself no and make wiser choices daily. And somehow becoming a woman of self-discipline honors god and helps me live the godly characteristic of self control which is among the fruit of the spirit.
— Lysa TerKeurst
Sin has a horrible appetite. It calls for more and more sin to be set in motion.
— Lysa TerKeurst
Finding the gentle middle between exploding and stuffing can be hard, but God is working on me. How about you?
— Lysa TerKeurst
I can make the choice to leave the cookies in the bakery case and the chips on the grocery shelf, I could make the choice to walk away from that remark. That's what the apostle Paul was talking abut when he said, 'we demolish arguments and every pretension that sets itself up against the knowledge of God, and we take captive every thought to make it obedient to Christ.' (2 Corinthians 10:5)
— Lysa TerKeurst
When it comes to my body, I can 't live with divided loyalties. I can either be loyal to honoring the Lord or loyal to my cravings, desires, and many excuses for not exercising
— Lysa TerKeurst
He knew even before I was born that i could easily allow food to be an idol in my life, that I would go to food, instead of to Him, to fulfill my needs
— Lysa TerKeurst
God, I recognize I am made for more than the vicious cycle of being ruled by food. I need to eat to live, not live to eat. So, I keep asking for Your wisdom to know what to eat and Your indwelling power to walk away from things that aren't beneficial for me.
— Lysa TerKeurst