Control Is An Illusion

But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace,
longsuffering, kindness, goodness, faithfulness,
gentleness, self-control. Against such there is no law.
Galatians 5:22

But also for this very reason, giving all diligence,
add to your faith virtue, to virtue knowledge,
to knowledge self-control, to self-control perseverance,
to perseverance godliness, to godliness brotherly
kindness, and to brotherly kindness love.
2 Peter 1:5-7

Apparantly, self-control is the only kind the Bible says we have or can have. So, who is in control of the rest of our lives...well, that is our decision. We can live according to God's Word and give Him control or we can disregard all He tells us and give Satan the reigns.

One way or the other, your life will be controlled by a spiritual force.

Psalm 103:19-21 (New King James Version)
The LORD has established His throne in heaven,
And His kingdom rules over all.
Bless the LORD, you His angels,
Who excel in strength, who do His word,
Heeding the voice of His word.
Bless the LORD, all you His hosts,
You ministers of His, who do His pleasure.

The angels listen for us to pray God's Word, then they get to work to make God's purposes come to pass. If we speak against what God's Word says, the demons of Satan have fun wreaking havoc on our lives.

So, we have self-control over what actions our bodies do, what we allow our minds to think on, and the words that come out of our mouths. I could write sooo much on this. Maybe I will later. If you can, get the book Hung by the Tongue by Francis P. Martin.

Watch what you say....you are either sending the angels to flight or delighting the demons.

Think about that.