Self-control over your behavior
“Be kind to one another, tenderhearted, forgiving one another, as God in Christ forgave you.” (Eph. 4:32 NIV)
Galatians chapter five tells us that one of the nine fruits of the spirit is self-control. I am doing a short series discussing things that God has given us the ability to control. Here is another one.
Self Control of Your behavior, i.e. the way in which you act or conduct yourself, especially toward others.
Here’s a great way to behave
Eph. 4:32, says that we should be kind to one another, to be tenderhearted, and to forgive others in the same way Christ forgave you.
The golden rule of behavior
“And as you wish that others would do to you, do so to them.” (Luke 6:31)
And, here’s a final word on behavior
“Finally, all of you, have unity of mind, sympathy, brotherly love, a tender heart, and a humble mind. Do not repay evil for evil or reviling for reviling, but on the contrary, bless, for to this you were called, that you may obtain a blessing.” (2 Peter 3:8-9)
Quote:
“When you are behaving as if you loved someone, you will presently come to love him. If you injure someone you dislike, you will find yourself disliking him more. If you do him a good turn, you will find yourself disliking him less.”- C.S. Lewis, Mere Christianity