SELF-CONTROL - Day 5

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  
  

                


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Father,  take my life and fill my heart with Your love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness gentleness and self-control.

SELF-CONTROL - Day 4

For this very reason, make every effort to add to your faith goodness; and to goodness, knowledge; and to knowledge, self-control; and to self-control, perseverance; and to perseverance, godliness; and to godliness, mutual affection; and to mutual affection, love. 

-2 Peter 1:5-7

                             

SELF-CONTROL - Day 3

Teach the older men to be temperate, worthy of respect, self-controlled, and sound in faith, in love and in endurance. 

–Titus 2:2

                              

SELF-CONTROL - Day 2

Like a city whose walls are broken through is a person who lacks self-control. 

–Proverbs 25:28    

                   

SELF-CONTROL - Day 1

Like a city whose walls are broken through is a person who lacks self-control. 

–Proverbs 25:28

                   

GENTLENESS - Day 14

Take my yoke upon you and learn from me, for I am gentle and humble in heart, and you will find rest for your souls. 

–Matthew 11:29

                

GENTLENESS - Day 13

"Say to Daughter Zion, 'See, your king comes to you, gentle and riding on a donkey, and on a colt, the foal of a donkey.'" 

–Matthew 21:5

                              

GENTLENESS - Day 12

But sanctify Christ as Lord in your hearts, always being ready to make a defense to everyone who asks you to give an account for the hope that is in you, yet with gentleness and reverence; 

-1 Peter 3:15

                 

GENTLENESS - Day 11

If the spirit of the ruler rise up against thee, leave not thy place; for gentleness allayeth great offences. –Ecclesiastes 10:4

                 

GENTLENESS - Day 10

Gently instruct those who oppose the truth. Perhaps God will change those people's hearts, and they will learn the truth. 

-2 Timothy 2:25

                   

GENTLENESS - Day 9

You should clothe yourselves instead with the beauty that comes from within, the unfading beauty of a gentle and quiet spirit, which is so precious to God. 

–1 Peter 3:4

                      

GENTLENESS - Day 8

They must not slander anyone and must avoid quarreling. Instead, they should be gentle and show true humility to everyone. 

–Titus 3:2

                 

GENTLENESS - Day 7

Be completely humble and gentle; be patient, bearing with one another in love. 

-Ephesians 4:2

                               

GENTLENESS - Day 6

     A gentle answer turns away wrath, but a harsh word stirs up anger.

-Proverbs 15:1  

                  

GENTLENESS - Day 5

Brothers, if anyone is caught in any transgression, you who are spiritual should restore him in a spirit of gentleness. Keep watch on yourself, lest you too be tempted. 

–Galatians 6:1

                             

GENTLENESS - Day 4

Let your gentleness be evident to all. The Lord is near. 
–Philippians 4:5

                              

GENTLENESS - Day 3

But you, man of God, flee from all this, and pursue righteousness, godliness, faith, love, endurance and gentleness. 

-1 Timothy 6:11

                            

GENTLENESS - Day 2

Who among you is wise and understanding? Let him show by his good behavior his deeds in the gentleness of wisdom.  

–James 3:13

                                

GENTLENESS - Day 1

But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, forbearance, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness and self-control. Against such things there is no law. 

–Galatians 5:22-23

                 

FAITHFULNESS - Day 14

Consider it pure joy, my brothers and sisters, whenever you face trials of many kinds, because you know that the testing of your faith produces perseverance. 
–James 1:2-3

                                

FAITHFULNESS - Day 13

Therefore, since we are surrounded by such a great cloud of witnesses, let us throw off everything that hinders and the sin that so easily entangles. And let us run with perseverance the race marked out for us, fixing our eyes on Jesus, the pioneer and perfecter of faith. For the joy set before him he endured the cross, scorning its shame, and sat down at the right hand of the throne of God. 

–Hebrews 12:1-2

                     

FAITHFULNESS - Day 12

I thank him who has given me strength, Christ Jesus our Lord, because he judged me faithful, appointing me to his service, 

-1 Timothy 1:12

                  

FAITHFULNESS - Day 11

What good is it, my brothers and sisters, if someone claims to have faith but has no deeds? Can such faith save them? Suppose a brother or a sister is without clothes and daily food. If one of you says to them, "Go in peace; keep warm and well fed," but does nothing about their physical needs, what good is it? In the same way, faith by itself, if it is not accompanied by action, is dead. 

–James 2:14-17

                 

FAITHFULNESS - Day 10

And He said to them, "Cast the net on the right-hand side of the boat and you will find a catch." So they cast, and then they were not able to haul it in because of the great number of fish.…

-John 21:5

                            

FAITHFULNESS - Day 9

If we are unfaithful, he remains faithful, for he cannot deny who he is. 

–2 Timothy 2:13

                  

FAITHFULNESS - Day 8

In all this you greatly rejoice, though now for a little while you may have had to suffer grief in all kinds of trials. These have come so that the proven genuineness of your faith--of greater worth than gold, which perishes even though refined by fire--may result in praise, glory and honor when Jesus Christ is revealed.  

-1 Peter 1:6-7

                               

FAITHFULNESS - Day 7

He said to his disciples, "Why are you so afraid? Do you still have no faith?" 

–Mark 4:40

                  

FAITHFULNESS - Day 6

By faith in the name of Jesus, this man whom you see and know was made strong. It is Jesus' name and the faith that comes through him that has completely healed him, as you can all see. 

–Acts 3:16

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FAITHFULNESS - Day 5

Not that we lord it over your faith, but we work with you for your joy, because it is by faith you stand firm. 

–2 Corinthians 1:24

                             

FAITHFULNESS - Day 4

You see that his faith and his actions were working together, and his faith was made complete by what he did.  

–James 2:22

                 

FAITHFULNESS - Day 3

Timothy, my son, I am giving you this command in keeping with the prophecies once made about you, so that by recalling them you may fight the battle well, holding on to faith and a good conscience, which some have rejected and so have suffered shipwreck with regard to the faith.  

-1 Timothy 1:18-19