"But the fruit of the spirit is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness and self-control." Galatians 5:22-23 NIV
When we receive the Holy Spirit into ourselves by accepting Christ, we are endowed with spiritual gifts that will ultimately "bear fruit" in our lives. I think we sometimes believe that we can pick and choose these fruits to our liking. Sometimes we feel love, other times peace, etc. But God intends for us to bear ALL of these fruits on our one tree. We should at all times be showing each of these as christians. If you lack kindness or self-control, you should be praying to ask God why you are experiencing a lapse in the fruit that you bear. We are the only Bible that some people will ever read, and if you are a walking contrast somewhere between Christ and the world, you will never fully reach the potential God has set for you.
When we receive the Holy Spirit into ourselves by accepting Christ, we are endowed with spiritual gifts that will ultimately "bear fruit" in our lives. I think we sometimes believe that we can pick and choose these fruits to our liking. Sometimes we feel love, other times peace, etc. But God intends for us to bear ALL of these fruits on our one tree. We should at all times be showing each of these as christians. If you lack kindness or self-control, you should be praying to ask God why you are experiencing a lapse in the fruit that you bear. We are the only Bible that some people will ever read, and if you are a walking contrast somewhere between Christ and the world, you will never fully reach the potential God has set for you.
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