Two Quick Thoughts on Self-Control and Perseverance

A dear friend in ministry, Mal Borden, gave me these two thoughts a while ago, and I just found them written down in some notes I kept.

#1: I cannot really control myself, but God will enable me to be controlled, and I can trust God to give me that ability.

#2: Perseverance is progress not derailed by trials or by time. It is not giving up or in for the sake of usefulness to Christ.