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As 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 …
The 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. …
Have 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, …
The Fruit of the Spirit of Kindness is the gift of God’s heart. As believers, beloved and becoming, this fruit may not seem as important to us as the first three–love, joy, and peace, but this fruit helps us become more like Jesus. Kindness is a word that our culture has adopted lately. It’s a “cool” word. You can find …