The fruits of the holy spirit consist
Love
Joy
Peace
Long-suffering
Gentleness
Meekness
Goodness
Temperance
Did any of you lack of this important fruits from the holy spirit? Going through a trial and testing was not a pleasing exprience. A father loves a child so much that would he wants the child to remain rotten? A spolit child will not be able learn so much if he is in a daddy or mummy aporon. why? Thats becos he is in his comfort zone. One thing I have learn during trials n tribulation is that we as a believer must have all these fruits of the holy spirit. Things change n situations change, people will change but God’s love never change. A man has lost his job and was unable to provide a steady income to his family as he is a sole breadwinner. All of his life he has be faithfully given his time n money to God. A bad news came that he was retrenched . The very thing natural thoughts came to his mind WHY ME? He is reaching late 30s…and he nds a job to put bread n butter on his table. His fleshly thoughts says How pple will look at me? I’m not highly educated?My children needs me bring them to schools.?? Did any of you desire promotion and was bypass away from u? A thousand WHYS n reasonings was throw back to God..WHY ME? I learn a lesson and God has spoke to me during my quiet time. “I have chosen you” . Jesus say” Many are call” but few were chosen. how many are willing to be call n be willing to be chosen? Chose what? loss more before u can win. Going thr fire of testing to be a purify gold. Are you willing to be be tested in loneliness? unanswered prayer? mistaken by pple? find a relationship? reputation at risk? step down in leadership?
Jesus was a perfect man that endure all temptation that all men has gone thr…betray, rejection,loneliness, unbelief from pple, challenge by pharisees and scribes . Before the cruxification he was in great distress.( He was a 100% man n God) He knew that he has to bear the sins of this world n phyiscal pain. Jesus sweat profusely and his sweats comes out from the tiny veins of blood vessels. Historian has describe that he was in great stress before all the beating began. When Jesus was beaten by a roman soldiers, His face was beaten..(not a gentle beating) he took away his dignity, He was scourge. two types of stripping weapons, one was a leather that will leave a mark but the other was the one made of bones n nails. he was beaten by bones n nails. The flesh was ripped off. by the time he reach the cross he was unrecognisable as human being. His face was not recognised as human till he reach the cross . Jesus was risen up till third day. where did Jesus went? He went to the bottom pit of lowest hell where he bore all sins n sickness of this world . He was lonely cos he was separated from God -loneliness.
Till the third day he rose again n Jesus has hold the key of life n death. He told his disciple to make disciple from all nation of this world and he will gave us the holy spirit. Today are u willing to produce the fruits of the holy spirit. Can we love the unloving? If we continue to walk closely wif God n not be conformed by tis world but by the renewing of our mind thr Gods word. Success will come n your desire will be met if we continue grow in the Lord n develop all this fruits of holy spirit to glorify HIM. Amen
Love-The first of the manifestations of the Spirit is love, the key to all the others. Along with temperance (self-control), love is bookend that helps hold the other fruit in place. Its divine characteristics are detailed in I Corinthians 13. It is a love that surpasses human understanding and causes a person to be filled with the fullness of God (Ephesians 3:18-19). This supernatural love is shed abroad in our hearts by the Holy Spirit (Romans 5:5). The spiritual fruit of love is not just a feeling or an emotion, but rather it is a decision. This fruit of the Spirit causes us to make a decision to love even when we don’t feel like it. Paul writes in Philippians 1:9 : “And this I pray, that your love may abound yet more and more.” The word abound means “to grow.” God wants our love to grow so big that it will chase people down and overtake them. When we walk in the love of God, everything else will fall into place.
Joy-is defined as “cheerfulness or calm delight;” however, it has nothing to do with your emotions. Joy is something that is manifested in the spiritual realm; it is a supernatural joy that gives spiritual strength (Nehemiah 8:10). The Psalmist and the Prophet Isaiah both refer to it as the joy of salvation(Psalm 51:12; Isaiah 12:3). It is divine joy that results from an experiental knowledge of God’s Word (John 15:11; Jeremiah 15:16).
Peace-We must learn to maintain peace in three important relationships: with God, with our fellow man, and with ourselves. We maintain peace with God by believing and trusting Him. We maintain peace with our fellow man by not allowing strife to be a part of our relationships with other people. We maintain peace with ourselves by refusing to live in guilt or condemnation thus recognizing that God is greater than all of our sins. This kind of peace doesn’t come through drugs, alcohol, sex, wealth, or entertainment. It is a supernatural (not worldly) peace that is a gift of God (John 14:27). The spiritual fruit of peace results from being justified by faith (Romans 5:1). and loving God’s law.(Psalm 119:165) This is a peace that surpasses all human understanding, and it keeps your heart and mind through Christ Jesus (Philippians 4:7)
Long-suffering-Longsuffering is love on trial. It enables you to forbear and forgive others (Colossians 3:13). As with the other manifestations of spiritual fruit, you can’t produce it in yourself. The ability to be longsuffering comes from the Holy Spirit (Colossians 1:11) and by loving God’s law. (Psalm 119:165) Longsuffering is also be referred to as patience. Patience is being mild, gentle, and constant in all circumstances. The real test of patience is not in waiting, but in how one acts while he or she is waiting. A person who has developed patience will be able to put up with things without losing his or her temper. Scripture tells us in James 1:4 “But let patience have her perfect work, that ye may be perfect and entire, wanting (lacking) nothing.” Reaching this point is definately a process which takes a lot of practice. However, we can learn to enjoy life where we are while we are waiting for what we desire.
Gentleness -The Apostle Paul illustrates gentleness by the example of a mother nourishing her children (I Thessalonians 2:7). Gentleness is a quality that makes you great in God’s sight (II Samuel 22:36).
Goodness- is holiness put into practice and results from knowing God. Once you have this knowledge, goodness is supernaturally produced in you (Romans 15:14) Goodness enables you to do good to those who hate you (Luke 6:27) as well as those of the household of faith (Galatians 6:10). It is the goodness of God that leads men to repentance. That’s why we need to be good to people. Our witness won’t have any power unless we are kind. We are called to be light in a dark world, and we must make up our minds that we are going to shine!
Faith-Faith is a gift and also a manifestation of the fruit of the Spirit. The gift of faith is imparted from God through the Word, but the fruit of faith is produced by the Holy Spirit. The gift of faith can move mountains, but the fruit of faith is what is required for daily living. The fruit of faith enables us to walk and live by faith (Romans 5:2). Without this kind of faith, it is impossible to please God(Hebrews 11:6). According to The 1828 Webster’s Dictionary, faithfulness means a “firm adherence to the truth and to the duties of relationship with God; adhering to your duties; loyalty; constant in performance of duties or services.” Being faithful is not always easy; it requires making a decision and then sticking to it no matter what regardless of what are feelings tell us. However, when we are faithful and do what God tells us to do, we will be rewarded; for the Bible says that if we’re faithful over little things, God will make us rulers of much.
Meekness-Meekness is not “weakness”, but rather a slave-like submission to God. Your spirit is free from rebellion and pride. It is the hidden man of the heart – a meek and quiet spirit – which is greatly valued by God (I Peter 3:4). Meekness or humility is defined as “freedom from pride and arrogance; modest estimation of our own worth.” Humility or meekness is the opposite of pride. The Bible says that God resists the proud but gives grace to the humble (I Peter 5:5) , and it is the meek which will inherit the earth (Psalm 37:11).
Temperance-Temperance means self-control. It is control over the whole man (spirit, soul, and body) which enables us to live a victorious life(I Corinthians 9:25). A person who has self-control is mild and calm, avoids extreme behavior, and exercises self-restraint in both actions and speech. Although restraint and self-control aren’t easy, they are necessary if one ever wants to operate in the fruit of the Spirit. After all, temperance and love are the bookends that hold all the other fruit in place.
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