Tag: discipline

• The Spirit has all the self-control I need

  Self-control is a sticky widget. Temptation surrounds all of us. None of us are exempt! Though the temptations I am more vulnerable to are probably different from yours, the struggle against them is likely the same. God calls us to exercise self-control. But how do we do that? How is it possible? I can be…

  Jill Cobb

  April 23, 2015

  Faith

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• The “Yes” Experiment

  What would happen if I said “Yes” to every request my children asked me for a day? After a week of “No” being the primary word in my vocabulary at home, I was frustrated and tired of the drama. “No” had become my default. And, the complaining, incessant whining and stomping of feet had become theirs.…

  Jill Cobb

  February 3, 2015

  Family

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