Like a city that is broken into and without walls Is a man who has no control over his spirit (Proverbs 19:28).Being called a loose cannon is never a compliment.Action movies are usually very good at employing characters who specialize in shock and confusion to heighten the sense of drama. The unpredictability of the antagonist forms the framework for the challenges that the hero must overcome.Such a person is fine in a movie. But in real life he is best kept at a distance, lest his erratic behaviour cause injury to your person or property.When a man has no control over his spirit he will soon be known for his irrational ways.Unfortunately, you will witness his emotional barometer will rise and fall as one exciting or depressing stimulant follows another. He is all over the place.This may be a sure sign of a weak faith full of doubts.James warns that “the one who doubts is like the surf of the sea, driven and tossed by the wind…being a double-minded man, unstable in all his ways” (James 1:6-8).He must grow in the grace and knowledge of the Lord. You must help and challenge him.If maturity is not his determined goal, he will be “tossed here and there by waves and carried about by every wind of doctrine, by the trickery of men, by craftiness in deceitful scheming;” (Eph.4:14). The devil has broken into this man’s life. All his defences are down. Who knows what he will do or believe next? The only way he will be able to stand is if he puts on the full armour of God (Ephesians 6). This requires discipline, however…“All discipline for the moment seems not to be joyful, but sorrowful; yet to those who have been trained by it, afterwards it yields the peaceful fruit of righteousness” (Heb.12:11).John StaigerIf you have been blessed by this message, please feel free to: Like, Comment or Share it with your friends
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