DAILY HOMILIES #true power

To be self-controlled means saying “no” to the impulses of the flesh, no matter how strong the temptations may be. It means to act right no matter what one feels inside. Self-control or self-discipline is not something we acquire from the blues; it is one of the fruits of the Holy Spirit; that is to say, self-control is one of the manifestations of the presence of the Holy Spirit in us. Hence, to be more self-controlled, we must pray constantly for the outpouring of the Holy Spirit in our lives.