I had to blog today. Galatians 5:22-23a is one of my favorite Scriptures. I memorized it as "The fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness, and self-control."
The Message fleshes it out a little bit: "What happens when we live God's way? He brings gifts into our lives, much the same way that fruit appears in an orchard—things like affection for others, exuberance about life, serenity. We develop a willingness to stick with things, a sense of compassion in the heart, and a conviction that a basic holiness permeates things and people. We find ourselves involved in loyal commitments, not needing to force our way in life, able to marshal and direct our energies wisely."
Paul ends this chapter with this statement, "Since this is the kind of life we have chosen, the life of the Spirit, let us work out its implications in every detail of our lives."
That's what we're doing with this blog. Thanks for sharing your thoughts and my passion for reading the Bible and applying it to our lives.
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