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[[File:Hand and cookies.jpg|thumbnail|right|300px|Self-control is the ability to resist and/or actively avoid one's temptations and impulses.<ref>[https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/self-control Self-Control - Webster-Merriam dictionary]</ref><ref>[https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0191886914005339 ''Trait self-control and the avoidance of temptation''], ''Personality and Individual Differences''. Volume 74, February 2015, Pages 12-15</ref>]]
[[File:Hand and cookies.jpg|thumbnail|right|300px|Self-control is the ability to resist and/or actively avoid one's temptations and impulses.<ref>[https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/self-control Self-Control - Webster-Merriam dictionary]</ref><ref>[https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0191886914005339 ''Trait self-control and the avoidance of temptation''], ''Personality and Individual Differences''. Volume 74, February 2015, Pages 12-15</ref>]]
'''Self-Control''' is defined by the Meriam Dictionary as "restraint exercised over one's own impulses, emotions, or desires".<ref>[https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/self-control Self-Control - Webster-Merriam dictionary]</ref> Self-control can also avoid actively avoiding temptations (For example, if one has a problem with eating a healthy diet, one does not walk into a fast-food restaurant).<ref>[https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0191886914005339 ''Trait self-control and the avoidance of temptation''], ''Personality and Individual Differences''. Volume 74, February 2015, Pages 12-15</ref> See also: [[Will (psychology)]] and [[Free will]]
'''Self-Control''' is defined by the Meriam Dictionary as "restraint exercised over one's own impulses, emotions, or desires".<ref>[https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/self-control Self-Control - Webster-Merriam dictionary]</ref> Self-control can also avoid actively avoiding temptations (For example, if one has a problem with eating a healthy diet, one does not walk into a fast-food restaurant).<ref>[https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0191886914005339 ''Trait self-control and the avoidance of temptation''], ''Personality and Individual Differences''. Volume 74, February 2015, Pages 12-15</ref> See also: [[Will (psychology)]] and [[Free will]]
"Self-control is the ability to manage impulses and regulate behavior to avoid negative outcomes, while willpower is the mental energy used to exert self-control to achieve long-term goals and resist short-term temptations. Think of self-control as the specific act of controlling behavior, and willpower as the strength you use to make that happen."<ref>[https://www.google.com/search?q=what+is+the+difference+between+self-control+and+willpower%3F&oq=what+is+the+difference+between+self-control+and+willpower%3F&gs_lcrp=EgZjaHJvbWUyBggAEEUYOTIGCAEQLhhA0gEJMTY5OTdqMGoxqAIAsAIA&sourceid=chrome&ie=UTF-8 What is the difference between self-control and willpower?]</ref>
== Self-control and the Holy Spirit/Bible ==
== Self-control and the Holy Spirit/Bible ==