Portion control. What it is: an understanding of how much a serving size of food is and how many calories or how much food energy a serving contains. What it ISN'T: everyone only eating one serving of things at a time according to the nutritional facts label. So what do we do with this knowledge? Well, I am glad you asked.
You are average and you are not in control. Is there any more contradictory statement in our culture today. I mean, your awesome, extraordinary, able to control and do everything...right? Is this really true, and how does this really make you feel? Anxious, Powerful? Let's take an honest and truthful look at this together.
Self-control, also known as self-discipline, is one of the nine fruits of the Spirit (see Galatians 5:22-23). It is something that humans have struggled with since Adam and Eve couldn’t exercise it in the garden. This everything-at-your-fingertips-immediately, me-first culture we now live in makes it harder and harder to exercise self-control. We are constantly being bombarded with “do what makes YOU happy”. But this is so contrary to how God calls us to live.
