(Gal. 5:22-23; KJV) “But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, longsuffering, gentleness, goodness, faith, Meekness, temperance: against such things there is no law.

These fruits are developed in us entirely by the Holy Spirit working on the inside of us to bring revelation from God’s word and then change as we allow him. There is no way we can produce this kind of fruit in our own ability.

Don’t get frustrated if your fruit isn’t as developed and luscious as you would like it to be; be patient with yourself because fruit grows slowly. Make sure you are providing the right conditions for your fruit such as sun and light (Jesus), water (the word), and tender loving care (the work of the Spirit) and slowly but surely your fruit will develop.

If we are truly serious about developing the fruit of the Spirit in our lives then I believe we will need to spend time studying it, meditating on it and then putting it into practice. Just think of our lives yielded to God and flowing in the fruit of the Spirit. Think of our churches if we would all allow the Holy Spirit to have his way in all of our lives!

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