​Eating a blend of fruits like pineapples, lilikoi, mangoes, and dragon fruit can be a great snack alternative. A blend of sweet, acidity and tartness all in one bowl full of vitamins to strengthen you for the day. But even something as good as a blend of fruit you’d also need to practice temperance when it comes to how much to consume daily. Temperance or self-control is not only to be practiced when it comes to your appetite but also with what you do, say, and think. 

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In Proverbs 25:28, it says:​

 

“A man without self-control is like a city broken into and left without walls.”

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In scripture, temperance/self-control is compared to a wall. A wall around a city guards and protects those who dwell within from the dangers and any enemy. It is the same thing with Our thoughts: If you don’t control how you think, every negative thought will become negative words and then adverse action. Do you see the cause and effect? It is dangerous to let our guard/walls down when we do not have self-control in all areas of our life.

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Today, we encourage you to ask yourself: “What areas do I need to have temperance in?” After you make a list, don’t get so overwhelmed, just like that saying, “Rome was not built in a day.”  When you make small steps to build a better city, aka a better habit of gaining self-control in those areas, you will find yourself rebuilding a new and better you.