Posts with the category “fruits-of-the-spirit”

“You can recognize fools by the way they give full vent to their rage and let their words fly! But the wise bite their tongue and hold back all they could say.” Why is it wise to hold your tongue in c...  Read More

“If you live without restraint and are unable to control your temper, you’re as helpless as a city with broken-down defenses, open to attack.” Are there areas in your life where you lack self-control?...  Read More

“My dearest brothers and sisters, take this to heart: Be quick to listen, but slow to speak. And be slow to become angry, for human anger is never a legitimate tool to promote God’s righteous purpose....  Read More

“God did not give us a spirit that makes us afraid. He gave us a spirit of power and love and self-control.” This verse indicates that power, love, and self-control are all intertwined. They all have ...  Read More

“Take my yoke upon you and learn from Me, for I am gentle and humble in heart, and you will find rest for your soul.” To be gentle does not mean to be weak, instead it is strength under control. Whene...  Read More

“A gentle answer turns away wrath, but a harsh word stirs up anger.” Have you ever responded to a person or situation with harshness? Did that make it better? Often times reacting the way we want when...  Read More

“Not given to drunkenness, not violent but gentle, not quarrelsome, not a lover of money.” Although this verse is referring to what a bishop of a church must be, we can also apply this to our own live...  Read More

“When they hurled their insults at Him, He did not retaliate; when He suffered, He made no threats. Instead, He entrusted Himself to Him who judges justly.” Jesus is gentle, He shows this characterist...  Read More

“Like a broken tooth or a lame foot is reliance on the unfaithful in a time of trouble.” Who is someone that you can’t trust? Who is someone who you can trust? What can you do to become more trust wor...  Read More

“Whoever can be trusted with very little can also be trusted with much, and whoever is dishonest with very little will also be dishonest with much. So if you have not been trustworthy in handling worl...  Read More

“Lord, you are my God; I will exalt you and praise your name, for in perfect faithfulness you have done wonderful things, things planned long ago.” God's faithfulness is one of the many reasons we giv...  Read More

“Josiah was eight years old when he became king. He ruled 31 years in Jerusalem... Josiah did what the Lord said was right. He did good things as his ancestor David had done. Josiah did not stop doing...  Read More

“If I regard wickedness in my heart, the Lord will not hear;” God knows our hearts, so even if we only think of doing wrong, He knows it. What are some things that you know are wicked but you continue...  Read More

“But your iniquities have made a separation between you and your God, and your sins have hidden His face from you so that He does not hear.” The opposite of goodness is iniquity, wickedness or badness...  Read More

“And pray that we may be delivered from wicked and evil people, for not everyone has faith. But the Lord is faithful, and He will strengthen you and protect you from the evil one” You can trust that G...  Read More

“In the same way, you should be a light for other people. Live so that they will see the good things you do. Live so that they will praise your Father in heaven.” The fruit, Goodness, is about us doin...  Read More

“Anyone who does not love does not know God, because God is love.” What is Love? “Baby, don’t hurt me, don’t hurt me....no more.” How would we define God’s love in our own lives?......  Read More

“Let your speech always be gracious, seasoned with salt, so that you may know how you ought to answer each person.” We are to watch our tongue, to let go of the flesh and let God be in control. How ca...  Read More

“Anxiety in a man's heart weighs him down, but a good word makes him glad.” Can you think of a time when someone said or did something that made you glad? How can you do this for someone else?......  Read More

“And as you wish that others would do to you, do so to them.” The Lord tells us to treat others the way we would like to be treated. Looking at our own lives, how can we use this passage in situations...  Read More

“People with quick tempers cause a lot of quarreling and trouble.” As believers we should understand that our flesh can surface in certain situations and cause the situation to become worse, but how d...  Read More

“And let us not grow weary of doing good, for in due season we will reap, if we do not give up.” Dedicating our time to the Father allows us to reap the benefits of our work. What can we do to push ev...  Read More

“A soft answer turns away wrath but grievous words stir up anger.” What is this scripture saying to you? How can we as believers avoid speaking grievously?......  Read More

“So, we have come to know and to believe the love that God has for us. God is love, and whoever abides in love abides in God, and God abides in him.” The best way to know God is through His word, once...  Read More

“I have said these things to you, that in me you may have peace. In the world you will have tribulation. But take heart; I have overcome the world.” Peace does not always mean nothing is going wrong. ...  Read More

“May the God of hope fill you with all joy and peace in believing, so that by the power of the Holy Spirit you may abound in hope.” Joy and happiness are not the same thing. Happiness depends on what ...  Read More

“These things I have spoken to you, that my joy may be in you, and that your joy may be full.” “My joy” Jesus gives us His joy through the things He says to us and the things He has done for us. How h...  Read More

“There is no fear in love, but perfect love casts out fear. For fear has to do with punishment, and whoever fears has not been perfected in love.” There are two types of fear. The first is a Holy reve...  Read More

“Love is patient and kind; love does not envy or boast; it is not arrogant.” When we turn to the Father, He is patient with us. Just the same as a mother is with a child; how can we use the same princ...  Read More

“If I speak in the tongues of men and of angels but have not love, I am a noisy gong or a clanging cymbal. And if I have prophetic powers and understand all mysteries and all knowledge, and if I have ...  Read More

“For God gave us a spirit not of fear but of power and love and self-control.” Power, love, and self-control all work together through the Holy Spirit to combat against the irrational fear that Satan ...  Read More