Bible. Faith. Life.
Bible. Faith. Life.
thanksgiving, Uncategorized, Word WednesdayEmpty Chairs . . . Some years Thanksgiving is harder to celebrate than other years. I love the turkey, giblet gravy, cranberry sauce, dressing, and green bean casserole. I embrace the cooler weather, gold and garnet leaves, and the almost naked trees, and I love gathering with family and friends–whoever can come. Yet, there have been many years when I’ve …
faithThe definition of self-control is: “the virtue of one who masters his desires and passions.” What a powerful virtue. All the virtues of the Holy Spirit, like love, joy, and peace play important roles in our lives, but we can’t overlook self-control even though it falls at the end of the Fruit of the Spirit. Like the song says, “What …
The Fruit of the Spirit grows out of the heart of His Spirit within us. It is what He is. His heart if filled with love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, gentleness, faithfulness, and self-control. Last month we unpacked Gentleness. I must confess, I learned even more about it as I prepared for the Beloved and Becoming channel and podcast. …
faith, fruit of the spiritHave you wondered why one of the fruit of the Spirit is gentleness? What’s so great about being gentle? It’s definitely not a trait the world would champion. The connotations of this word evoke thoughts of weakness rather than strength, but strength and power live in the heart of the fruit of the Spirit of gentleness. As many biblical words, …
faith, fruit of the spirit, goodnessAs we continue our series of the Fruit of the Spirit, we have come to goodness. Truly, only His goodness makes us good. But sometimes it’s hard to believe his goodness. Sometimes his heart is on trial in our lives. When life gets hard, we wonder if He is really good. Questioning God’s Goodness Prayers aren’t answered, troubles seem to …