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Life with Jesus is like a tree that grows, matures and bears fruit. As you grow with Jesus, the Holy Spirit transforms your life, making you more mature. Sometimes called "fruits of the Spirit", in reality they are 9 aspects of the fruit of the Spirit in one's life:
- Love which comes from God, is an unselfish, unconditional commitment to other people.
- Joy is a profound inner sense of happiness that results from understanding and experiencing God's love and promises.
- Peace is being in a state of calm, free from anxiety or fear, which is achieved when we believe that God is sovereign in our lives.
- Forbearance (Patience) involves waiting on God's perfect timing.
- Kindness is the trait of treating people with consideration, generosity, and gentleness.
- Goodness is the desire to do what is right in God's eyes
- Faithfulness is loyalty, trustworthiness, and consistency in our relationship with God and others
- Gentleness is the quality of being humble, calm, and compassionate in our interactions with others
- Self-control is the ability to master our desires, allowing us to live in obedience to God
Every area of our lives undergoes a significant metamorphosis as our connection with God deepens. When we immerse ourselves in prayer, worship, and reading His Word we are drawn closer to Him. As our relationship with God deepens, we become more sensitive to His direction and His love envelopes our lives, enabling us to become more like Christ. This spiritual growth brings forth the fruits of the Spirit - love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness, and self-control, which encourages us to live our lives with a purpose reflecting God's grace and power of His presence through the Holy Spirit.
Where you will find the scripture on the fruit of the Spirit in the Bible? In the book of Galatians, the apostle Paul lists nine virtues of the fruit of the Spirit that we can develop in ourselves and help with our spiritual growth. Take a look:
But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, forbearance, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness and self-control. Against such things there is no law.
- Galatians 5:22-23
1. Love
When you have God's love in your heart, you learn to love the people around you and yourself even more! For God, love is essential. Everyone who loves God must also love their neighbor. It is not a suggestion; it is a commandment. Therefore, it is a love that includes a firm decision, not an emotion that comes and goes.
Loving God and loving your neighbor are the two commandments that summarize God's law (Matthew 22:36-40). That’s how important love is to God! When the Holy Spirit fills your being, you have God's love in your heart and learn to love those around you and yourself more and more. Fill yourself more with the Spirit of God, and your love for God, for yourself, and for others will grow.
Feel Christ's great love for you and be inspired to love others as He has loved you. It is impossible to bear the fruit of the Spirit without having love as the fundamental basis. May God's love move you to experience the best of Him through the virtues of the fruit of the Spirit.
Dear friends, let us love one another, for love comes from God. Everyone who loves has been born of God and knows God.
- 1 John 4:7
2. Joy
My lips will shout for joy when I sing praise to you - I whom you have delivered.
- Psalm 71:23
Believers know that, even in the most difficult times, joy can be found in the Salvation that Christ Jesus offers us. Don't let the circumstances of your life define your joy, because true joy comes from God!
Nehemiah 8:10 says that the joy of the Lord is the strength of those who believe in God and trust in His promises. The joy that God gives us does not depend on circumstances; it flows from within. It springs from knowing you are forgiven and loved by the King of kings and Lord of lords.
Reading the Bible can help us grow this fruit of the Spirit. Trusting in Jesus and believing in His Word brings us deep joy, out of which we can develop perseverance and endurance in any situation. This joy motivates us to face any challenge with courage and hope.
As a believer, when difficulties come, we know that sadness will not last forever. The truth is, even in the midst of them, we can find joy in the certainty of our salvation.
Although everyone can experience momentary joy, only the joy that comes from the Holy Spirit is lasting.
3. Peace
Peace I leave with you; my peace I give you. I do not give to you as the world gives. Do not let your hearts be troubled and do not be afraid.
- John 14:27
The Bible teaches us that peace is a fruit of the Holy Spirit, found when we trust in God and His Word. Not only does trusting in God help us to overcome difficulties, but it also allows us to share this peace with those around us.
The peace that God gives us encompasses all areas of our life. We feel a general peace because we know our life is in the hands of the Almighty God. Even in the midst of adverse circumstances, we know that the sovereign God always cares for us and has a purpose for our life. With our trust placed in Him, we learn to set fear aside and find true tranquility.
When we seek the Lord, He gives us a peace that transcends any circumstance, even fear of death. This fruit of the Spirit gives us the strength to move forward, abandoning fear, anxiety, and restlessness. Seek and experience this peace that only the Holy Spirit can give us!
4. Patience
Be joyful in hope, patient in affliction, faithful in prayer.
- Romans 12:12
Patience is acquired when we recognize that God's timing is the perfect timing. This understanding goes beyond knowledge or logical reason, it comes through faith in God: we believe and hope in him!
Patience is very important in life because we spend a lot of time waiting for what we desire to happen. In the Lord, patience means persevering, pressing on in faith even when we don’t see changes. Patience comes when we understand that God knows the perfect time for things to happen. He promises to help us and will not abandon us in our waiting times. We just need to believe, be patient, and trust, because He will act.
Patience helps us to see things in a more balanced way. The result of this fruit of the Spirit is a more peaceful life, putting our worries in God's hands knowing that He does everything at the right time and the best way. Patience, especially during challenges, helps us to keep our focus on God, rather than on the problems around us.
I waited patiently for the Lord; He turned to me and heard my cry.
- Psalm 40:1
5. Kindness
And the Lord’s servant must not be quarrelsome but must be kind to everyone, able to teach, not resentful.
- 2 Timothy 2:24
God transforms our relationship with the people around us, helping us to be less insensitive and more loving. In doing this, we begin to renounce ourselves and become more altruistic, empathetic and willing to do good to others.
Kindness and gentleness towards others should grow as we remember how great God's goodness has been towards us. He did not treat us according to our mistakes or sins (Psalm 103:10). On the contrary, He continued to show us His love in a kind, patient, and merciful way.
Likewise, God desires to transform our relationship with others. He wants to help us become more sensitive to their needs and more kind toward them. Remember God's patience and unwavering kindness each day, and let His example guide us in how we treat others.
More than just being kind and gentle, the fruit of the Spirit enables us to love even those who hate us. We may be victims of injustice, but through the strength of the spirit, we can resist giving back in kind.
6. Goodness
Be kind and compassionate to one another, forgiving each other, just as in Christ God forgave you.
- Ephesians 4:32
Goodness arises from a heart inclined toward what is good. We are not good by our own merits, but because of Christ's work in us. The more aware we are of God's presence in us and of His work in our hearts, the more we grow in goodness toward others. It is good to do good.
Doing good is rewarding! When you understand all the good that God has done for you, you will naturally do good things for other people too. Be kind, not to be rewarded or applauded, but to reflect and share the goodness of the Lord Jesus.
When we are kind, we please God and our relationships improve. Kindness creates a peaceful environment for us and the people around us.
7. Faithfulness
Whoever slanders their neighbor in secret, I will put to silence; whoever has haughty eyes and a proud heart, I will not tolerate.
- Psalm 101:5
Faithfulness means being a trustworthy person who doesn't go back on their word, and who acts with integrity in everything they do. God helps us to be faithful to Him and others.
A faithful person keeps their eyes fixed on the object of their faithfulness. As a child of God, we must keep our eyes on Him. This is how our faith grows - by knowing God better and staying close to Him. Being faithful to God helps us to be trustworthy, to stand firm without turning back once we’ve given our word. God helps us be faithful to Him and to others. Hold on to Him and grow in your faith!
God is faithful and we owe Him our faithfulness because He has always loved us and His Word is always fulfilled. It is by seeking to be faithful to God that we develop our faith and mature our relationship with Him.
8. Gentleness
Take my yoke upon you and learn from me, for I am gentle and humble in heart, and you will find rest for your souls.
- Matthew 11:29
Gentleness is a quality that shows that we are led by the Holy Spirit and that his fruit is cultivated in us.
Humility and gentleness help us accept God's will and live in peace with God and with others. Instead of seeking to impose our viewpoints, we strive to help and serve others. Jesus was gentle; He treated all people fairly and with love. He didn’t seek revenge nor respond with evil to those who mistreated Him.
Learn to be humble and gentle, following Jesus' example. You will find rest because you won't be in constant struggle trying to impose yourself on others
To be gentle is not to be weak; on the contrary, it is to have dominion over one's own strength. The meek remain calm in the midst of adversity because they trust that everything is under God's control and that nothing will go astray.
Those who have such a powerful and loving God have no reason to get angry or speak violent words.
In your relationships with one another, have the same mindset as Christ Jesus: Who, being in very nature God, did not consider equality with God something to be used to his own advantage; rather, he made himself nothing by taking the very nature of a servant, being made in human likeness.
- Philippians 2:5-7
9. Self Control
Fools give full vent to their rage, but the wise bring calm in the end.
- Proverbs 29:11
Through the Holy Spirit we can control our emotions and impulses. This is essential if we are to avoid temptation and not fall into sin.
Having patience and self-control is the true demonstration of strength. It guides us to great achievements in our lives, unlike acting compulsively.
By filling yourself more each day with the Holy Spirit, you will be able to master the desires of the flesh. Galatians 5:16 calls us to "walk by the Spirit, and you will not gratify the desires of the flesh." Self-control is a sign of strength in the Lord. It is obeying God even when our carnal desires try to lead us down another path.
God always helps you act with wisdom, even when you find yourself in difficult situations. Seek His guidance at all times, and you will walk according to the Spirit.
Self-control is a sign of strength and balance. God helps us to act wisely and patiently, even in difficult situations. Ask Him to control your actions and reactions. Always learn from the example of Jesus, who is meek and humble of heart.
Let the Holy Spirit transform your life! Grow and experience the fruit of the Spirit!
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