Training and restraining the will—whether of a puppy, a child, or ourselves—is a huge challenge, but well worth the effort.

“He that hath no rule over his own spirit is like a city that is broken down, and without walls.” (Proverbs 25:28)

“And every man that striveth for the mastery is temperate in all things. Now they do it to obtain a corruptible crown; but we an incorruptible.” (1 Corinthians 9:25)

Steve