A man without self-control
is like a city broken into and left without walls. – Prov. 25.28
But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness, self-control... – Galatians 5.22-23
“The Marshmallow Test” was first administered back in the 1960s and is still being used today. I found these videos both very funny and very fascinating. Of course the spiritual applications are almost self-explanatory.
“What can a marshmallow tell you about your kids?” is the lead line for this news story about the Marshmallow Test…
The Marshmallow Test even found it’s way into a TED presentation (btw I’m a fan of TED…which is not meant to be an endorsement of everything you would hear in a TED presentation; use discernment). In this video, Joachim de Posada says, “The most important factor for success: the ability to delay gratification”:
DUDE!
You would not believe that just 2 or 3 nights ago I was just pouring my heart out to Daizzee about my need for self control!!!
I also sought out an awesome sermon from Johnny Mac concerning my need for self control in his sermon called Princiles of Christian Liberty based on scripture from 1 Corninthians 10:23-…
Good Stuff!