EACF 40 Days of Prayer 2020
Day 10: Praying for Fruit of Self-Control
"But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness, self-control; against such things there is no law. And those who belong to Christ Jesus have crucified the flesh with its passions and desires. If we live by the Spirit, let us also keep in step with the Spirit." - Galatians 5:22-25 ESV
In a world where it seems things are out-of-control, how does God allow us to experience the goodness of self-control?
Think about times when you struggle not to do what you know you should not do - anger, lust, gluttony, selfishness, pride all drive us toward sinful behavior. But also think of times when you're tempted to neglect the things you know you should do - laziness, selfishness, bitterness, pride, discouragement all drive us away from following God.
The Spirit builds up our strength to be able to say no when we appropriate and yes to things that grow us in faith and in ministry to others. The Spirit builds up our strength to discipline ourselves to read and pray, to confess and cry, to humble ourselves, to turn to others and apologize, to lift others up, to send them a message to show God's love to them, to overcome our fears and love of our comfort zones.
Pray for the blessing of Spirit-powered self-control. Pray for two people to experience God in this way, too. Write down the names of those for whom you prayed, and send them a message to encourage them and demonstrate God's love. You can say, "I prayed for you today. Is there anything I can keep in mind as I continue to pray for you?" As we do this, God will work powerfully through our group, bringing us closer together and closer to Him.
This is day 10 as we "Pray for Good."
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