June 24th
"Control issues?"
More times than not, the need to control our children comes from the false belief that our identity and worth derives from how well our children behave. Think it through: If your worth comes from something outside yourself, your tendency is to control the people and factors on which your worth is based. Look at sick dictators like Adolf Hitler and Saddam Hussein who control their subjects through ruthless force and intimidation.
There is no one more insecure than a controller, because he labors under the false belief that the external affairs of this world are determining who he is, not God and his response to Him. If your identity is in Christ and your heart is set on being the person God wants you to be, nobody can block that goal but you.
The fruit of the Spirit is... self-control
Galatians 5:22, 23
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