Many people\u2014under the guise of righteous self-discipline\u2014try to run not only their lives but others\u2019 lives as well, because they think they can. These people try to mix WeighDown and their diet and call themselves \u201csuccessful dieters,\u201d but the fruit of this strained life is barren. The family often suffers, because these controllers cannot switch the plans. They are prisoners of control, and their family is forced to be prisoners with them. If they have on their plan to go home to eat, even if they get an invitation, no one can alter it, and one had best not get in their way. As time goes on, they will begin to hate their \u201chave-to\u201d regimens. The prophet Isaiah spoke God\u2019s words:<\/p>\n
\u201cYou were wearied by all your ways, but you would not say, \u2018It is hopeless.\u2019 You found renewal of your strength, and so you did not faint. I will expose your righteousness and your works, and they will not benefit you. When you cry out for help, let your collection of idols save you!\u201d Isaiah 57:10,12-13a<\/em><\/p>\n People using their own strength eventually become exhausted. The work of their hands does not bear fruit that will last, and they are frustrated because they do not reach their goals. Their idols do not save them, but ruin them in the end.<\/p>\n