"But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, longsuffering,gentleness, goodness, faith, meekness, temperance: against such there is no law." Galatians 5:22-23 There is something enjoyable about interacting with gentle people, who are delicate and docile in their demeanor. They bring a calming solace to challenges, conflicts and chaos. I’d much rather receive peaceful, softly-spoken replies ...
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Harvesting the Fruit of Longsuffering
“But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace,longsuffering, gentleness, goodness, faith,Meekness temperance:against such there is no law.”Galatians 5:22-23 We know it’s going to be a depleting, motivation-killing day, when we wake up in the morning and realize that we’re going to need a watermelon size serving of longsuffering to make it through the tasks or trials awaiting us. Unlike a ...
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“But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy,peace,longsuffering, gentleness, goodness, faith,Meekness temperance:against such there is no law.”Galatians 5:22-23 If you follow any news source, you can see that many believe that peace has lost its place in this world. In fact, simple things that make life worth living seem to be hindered or hopelessly missing. We’re led to think that everyone ...
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“But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy,peace, longsuffering,gentleness, goodness, faith,Meekness temperance:against such there is no law.”Galatians 5:22-23 Isn’t it interesting that joy is listed second, following love, in the list of the Fruit of the Spirit found in Galatians? In my personal experience, joy is found where love resides. In fact, I find it incredibly difficult to find a truly ...
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“But the fruit of the Spirit is love,joy, peace, longsuffering,gentleness, goodness, faith,Meekness temperance:against such there is no law.”Galatians 5:22-23 Most of us like to see fruitfulness for our work. If we don’t expect compensation for our labor, why would we make an effort to obtain it? Reaping fruit is the reward for our labors. It’s what makes us get up and get going each morning. ...
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