#fruit of the spirit

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" Out of Line"

It's the person who's "out of line" who is always told to, "Get back in line!"

I'm "out of line," and the students tell me to, "Get back in line!" But I say, "No, " and I saw a smaller line, and they all seemed happy and stood out as different. They were dressed in school uniform. So I started making my way over there. And the teacher of the line I left came and asked me to, "Get back in line" and when I replied, "No", immediately that teacher took it to the principal and now the principal and teachers from my original class started threatening me in front of the students. Who were trying to scare me to get back in place. When I started to break down and cry, my original classmates and other students of that class said, "If you would have stayed in line, this wouldn't have happened to you!" Even with that being done, I kept making my way to the other line. Now, the teachers became furious, and bullies from that school approach me, telling me to turn around. Once again, I refused, so the principal gave a "signal" to the bullies, and they said, "Fine, you could go." As I turned and walked a couple steps further, they added by yelling, "This school dressed you! So we're taking your clothes from off your back!" They started ripping the clothes off of me in front of my classmates and other students. "Hahahaha," they would all laugh as I became naked. Once, I was stripped, and the students of that class noticed the scars and bruises on my naked body. The bullies moved aside so all could see, and I saw pointing, I heard whispering and laughing, and from the laughing crowd, words came out, "How long you had that there!" followed by more laughter. I even heard the ones that had pitty for me say, "If he would have only stayed." At that exact time, I got up from off the ground and turned my back against them

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But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness, self-control. Galatians 5:22-23

Godly living is compared to good fruit in the Bible. We all want to live godly lives and bear good fruit, but it almost seems impossible. It’s true, we can never bear good spiritual fruit in our own strength. We are bound to fail. But Jesus teaches us how to bear fruit: by leaning on Him. By abiding in Him. As you do that, the Spirit of God will work in you and enable you to produce much fruit.

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The Fruit of the Spirit

But the fruit of the Spirit [Ruach] is love, joy, peace, longsuffering, gentleness, goodness, faith, meekness, self-control: against such there is no law. — Galatians 5:22-23 | New Messianic Version (NMV) The New Messianic Version Bible by Tov Rose © 2012. All Rights Reserved. Cross References: John 8:32; John 8:36; Acts 15:10; Romans 8:15; 1 Corinthians 16:13; 2 Corinthians 3:17; 2 Corinthians 11:20; Galatians 2:4; Galatians 4:31; Galatians 5:13

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Comprehending the Fruit of the Spirit

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Fruit of the Spirit

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When to be happy?

We often think ‘I will finally be happy when I get married/get a job/have children’, however solving a problem only brings a new set of problems. Jesus warned us about the problems we would face in the world, but He assured us there is no need to be afraid. (John 16:33).

In the midst of several prosecutions and tribulations Apostle Paul said “[…] I have learned in whatever state I am, to be content” (Philippians 4:11), while Habakkuk stated that everything might be going wrong in his life “Yet I will rejoice in the Lord, I will joy in the God of my salvation” (Habakkuk 3:18).

Peace and joy are part of the fruit of the Holy Spirit (Galatians 5:22) and that comes from the knowledge of God’s goodness and sovereignty. For a Christian the time to be happy is always as Philippians 4:4 says “Rejoice in the Lord always. Again I will say, rejoice!”.

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Good Morning!☀️

But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness, self control; against such there is no law. Galatians 5: 22,23

Too often, we make the mistake of focusing on improving individual character traits, often to fail. Instead, we should seek to walk in the Spirit. When we consistently apply God's word to our lives and walk in his ways, all the traits in the verses above will be seen in us. When all the conditions are right, the tree naturally produces fruit and does so abundantly. Let's focus then on staying connected to God and allowing his Spirit to produce good fruit in us!

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A fun fact from a biblical standpoint: if we were to walk on the sea floor as if there were no sea, the 7 continents would be like 7 mountains, but since there are seas, the 7 mountains look like 7 heads; that's why we are so surprised by how deep the sea really goes - we only see the “heads” of these “mountains.”

Revelation 17:7

So the angel said to me: “Why is it that you were amazed? I will tell you the mystery of the woman and of the wild beast that is carrying her and that has the seven heads and the ten horns:

Revelation 17:9

...The seven heads mean seven mountains...

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Feeding on God's Word: The Path to Spiritual Maturity

At the moment of faith in Christ, believers know very little about God, His will, or the many blessings He has provided. Spiritually, they are ignorant babies. This is not a negative, but the reality of the situation. Prior to salvation, the soul is filled with human viewpoint, which is often contrary to God and His Word. This is why Christians are directed to renew their minds (Rom 12:1-2).…

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You place Art in my Heart. And Fire in my Soul. 🔥

~edb little bird

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Links & Quotes

Some links and quotes that caught my eye this week.

There’s no secret formula to fruitfulness as a Christian. We just stay connected to Jesus and the fruit will grow. This clip is from this sermon. I have lots of new content every week, which you can check out on my YouTube channel. The “Ten Commandments” are not explicitly listed or reiterated in the New Testament. Does that mean they are obsolete? No, says David Mathis, it means they are…

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