Rebuilding

I pulled my Beth Moore book out for the last week of the study this morning. The topic was....self-control--no joke. So bare with me the next few days because this was totally mind-blowing to me.

Like a city whose walls are broken down is a man who lacks self-control. Proverbs 25:28

Without self-control, we are like a city with broken-down walls. To understand the significance of such a terrible dilemma we must remember a crucial characteristic of ancient architecture: a city was only as secure as the walls which surround it. A city's walls were its fortification. God demanded walls in every dwelling place He chose to grace. We are the temple of God...and self-control is our wall of protection. It fortifies all that is within.

The quality of self-control is that which secures our freedom to love, to experience joy, to know peace, to respond with patience, to have a kind disposition, to act out of goodness, to step out in faithfulness, and to agree with gentleness. How? Because self-control is the ability to make choices which invite and enhance the authority and filling of the Holy Spirit. Self-control is the decision to remain within the boundaries of victory.

Any out-of-control area in our lives, no matter how big or how small is an open invitation to the enemy. He has memorized every strength and every weakness in our life. His goal is to hold you captive with guilt, shame, frustration, and failure.

You can succeed through Christ.

Your people will rebuild the ancient ruins and will raise up the age-old foundations-you will be called Repairer of Broken Walls, Restorer of Streets with Dwellings. Isaiah 58:12

This was from a small part of my Bible study this morning. Did you catch the name Isaiah called Christ? Repairer of Broken Walls! I know in my heart this study was for me, when we seek Christ, we really do find!