Whether that is the case or it isn't, let me give you a few areas of your life to look at. They are areas that show real self control. None are easy, but all are worthwhile.

The second area that many of us struggle with--modern day technologies--cell phones and computers that rob us of our time. Usually the ones that suffer most are our family members--those precious people that we claim are most important in our lives.

So often we want to "just look up one thing" on our computers, or "just play one game". Our cell phones ring through dinner and we "will just be a minute". This scenario plays over and over again, while our families wait to be with us.

Are you disciplined in this area? Do you shut your computer down to have family time? Do you stop texting, or turn off the phone during dinner? If you are out and about with your children, do you answer every incoming call and text?

Examine your responses to the sound of your ringing phone, and moniter your time on your computer, and give yourself an honest evaluation. If you already know you have an addiction to one of these, start working on it immediately. Turning off the computer and the phone make it less tempting when more important things need your attention.

This is an area of discipline that offers tremendous benefits. Families that eat together and spend time together bond so much more. Don't make your children and spouse feel like they are the second priority all the time--and that your work place, friends, and "me time" are above them.