The Battle for Self-Control

In Touch TV Broadcast featuring Dr. Charles Stanley - In Touch Ministries

In Touch Ministries

Religion & Spirituality, Christianity

4.8 • 2.6K Ratings

🗓️ 28 February 2026

⏱️ 25 minutes

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Summary

Resisting temptation can be hard, but you're not alone in the struggle.

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0:00.0	In Touch, the teaching ministry of Dr. Charles Stanley.
0:09.0	Next on In Touch, the battle for self-control.
0:16.0	Is there any area of your life that you would consider as being out of control.
0:24.6	What about your finances?
0:26.6	They out of control?
0:28.6	What about your moral life?
0:32.6	Would you say that's out of control?
0:38.3	What about your relationship with other people?
0:43.3	Is it out of control?
0:46.3	What about your attitudes towards some people, like jealousy?
0:56.0	When you think about your life, is there any area of your life that you say,
1:00.0	well, I think that's out of control.
1:03.0	For example, you drink and maybe you take drugs.
1:13.6	Or maybe you gamble a little bit, you say.
1:16.6	And what about gossiping?
1:20.6	What about just having a critical spirit?
1:24.6	What about being lazy? None of those fit who we are that's why
1:33.2	Paul said to the Galatians the fruit of the spirit is love joy peace patience
1:40.6	kindness goodness faithfulness gentleness self-control. So when you think about your life, would you say that your life is under control? Or would you say that there are some areas of my life that certainly are not in control.
2:03.6	Well, it's a battle.
2:07.6	And that's the title of this message, the battle for self-control.
2:11.6	We all want to be in control of our lives.
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