Be Self-Controlled

“But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness and self-control. Against such things there is no law.” Galatians 5:22-23

The Miami Heat NBA basketball team is known for their strict physical requirements for their players.

The Heat’s offseason workouts, training camps and practices are the stuff of legends. Players work extremely hard, spending a ton of time on conditioning and weight training. And it never really lets up.

“They had us come in early during the offseason to prepare for training camp,” said one current Heat player, who spoke on the condition of anonymity. “We did sprints and other conditioning drills, and we even went outside to push some sleds and flip tires and stuff like that. This was all to get ready for training camp.”
“When camp started, it was definitely different. With other teams, they may have veterans who can’t run as much so the training camp is kind of built to accommodate those guys.” Not in Miami, everyone is pushed to the limit.
They measure their body fat and health every Monday during the season. It may seem like a lot to go through, but given that they get paid millions of dollars to play basketball, it’s actually a pretty good deal.

Similarly, we need to see our need to be self-controlled for God.

The Lord has called us to be self-controlled in all that we do.

Thank Jesus for His example of self-control.

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