The importance of self control

At Intellectual Takeout, Rosalinda Rosales takes a look at research on self control.

A recent study followed 1,000 children into adulthood. Researchers rated levels of self-control in the children and mapped those levels out on a gradient scale, with a higher number on the scale corresponding to a higher level of self-control. They found that the higher the child was on the gradient, the more likely they were to succeed in later life. In brief, the children who displayed more self-control were less likely to smoke and more likely to make good financial decisions, display better work ethic, engage in safer sex, and live longer as adults.

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Acrophobia

Mushroom writes,

Practicing virtue leads to knowledge. Knowledge enables us to live a life of self-control. We are no longer blown about by the winds of deception. Self-control allows us to be reliable, solid citizens of the kingdom. Our steadfast adherence to the Lord’s will gives us more of His nature which makes us more understanding, kind, and sympathetic to those around us. Affection develops into that self-sacrificing agape love that was shown in fullness by the Son.

Each rung on the ladder lets us reach the next one, and we will never reach the top standing on the bottom step. Hear the voice of the Lord calling, “Come up higher.”

I don’t know how far up I will get. Maybe I have a touch of acrophobia. But what else do I have to do in this life?