Bible. Faith. Life.
Bible. Faith. Life.
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 …
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, …
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 …
“Don’t pray for patience.” Don’t you love how people give you this advice with a chuckle and smirk on their face? Yet we all know where they’re coming from. It seems as soon as we pray for patience we pay for it with a loooooooong wait in the Chick-fil-A line. Can I get a witness? Of course, getting stuck in …
faithThe Holy Spirit carries peace with Him everywhere He goes. He never causes confusion or worry. But peace can be hard to find, even as believers. We get so busy, hurried, and worried in this world filled with chaos that peace may seem impossible. And the truth is, true peace is impossible without the Spirit of the God of peace, …