I started writing on relationships back in January ( go here to read my other posts ).  Every once in a while, I get an inspiration to write about something specific. Today I was reading chapter 6 of a blogger book read ( Made to Crave ) and thought the subject covered in this chapter also spoke to me about our relationships with our spouses. So I felt compelled to share this glint of wisdom. ❤ Self Control ❤ The book we are reading is about learning to crave a relationship with God, and in return, learn to crave less of the things of this world. It is a book about eating healthy and losing weight, but it is about so much more. In chapter 6, titled " Growing Closer to God, " the author talks about acquiring self-control over those things that are "permissible, but not beneficial". This is definitely a difficult task, in reality an impossible task, if we try to do it on our own. "Self-control is hard. We don't like to deny ourselves.  We don't think