2 Timothy 1:7
For God did not give us a spirit of timidity but a spirit of power and love and self-control.
Homily:
Self-control – The art of discipline in the use of God’s gifts.
The gifts of God are given or taken, in direct proportion to the amount of self-control an individual possesses.
“…From everyone who has been given much, much will be demanded; and from the one who has been entrusted with much, much more will be asked.” – Luke 12:48