Self -Control

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Briefly explain this topic self control to a layman

Self control is a character quality of a person that makes the person to stop doing some things or to know when not to do certain things that has to do with appetite.

Appetite like eating too much, getting drunk, sex drives, anger, talking, sleeping and many more. It is self control that prevents you from slapping some one when you are so upset with the person. It is self control that say oh bro you have slept long enough stand up and get to work even when you are still feeling tired.

It is self control that tells you enough of pressing your phone, go off and rest or do something else. Self control tells you not to eat too much even when the food is so delicious and you are so hungry.

Self control restricts you from doing even the things you love to do. Self control gives moderation in life.

How do you know someone that have self control?

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You know someone that has self control from the way they behave when they are angry or when they are excited.

How a person react when angry tells so much if they have self control. When you see someone cursing or shouting in anger or been so aggressive when angered just know that this one doesn't have self control.

When a person talks excessively, that person doesn't have self control because self control guides you to talk when needed. It stops you from been loud.

So generally you know a person with self control from their character.

Is self control an inborn behavior or it's learned? Support your answers with facts

No self control is not an inborn behavior. The source of self control is the Holy Spirit. When you receive Christ, you receive self control but there are many believers who have boxed in the leadership of the HolySpirit that dishes out the self control.

Other times it can be learnt or developed. There are people I have seen in my life, they were so raw or crude in character but as they mingled with the right friends, change started to happen. They were greatly influenced and I can say they leant some parts of it.

How far can you control yourself in the face of temptation and challenges?

This is really deep. There are times you may not really tell how you would react to a particular situation until you are there.

Personal I have built my life with principles and boundaries that has literally created self control. There really just certain things that can no longer be temptation to me. But there are other aspects of my life that I still find hard to handle so I may not tell how I would react.

Challenges comes with their own kinds of pressure that you may never imagine you would react to. Recently I noticed I started reacting in a particular manner when faced with pressure, I wasn't that way and never knew I would be reacting that way in resent times.