“The starting point of all achievement is desire.” Napoleon Hill

I believe in the value of self-control. I tell myself to practice it, but experience has taught me that the strongest desire often wins out over what I believe. I may want to eat less at the start of the day, but by days end my desire to eat more has grown stronger. Surely this suggests that if we have a desire for something good now, we must nurture it if we want to practice it later. 

“I discipline my body and keep it under control” (1 Corinthians 9:27) Conversations Within” ts 10/16/2018