Fruits of the Holy Spirit... Reality Check.

Ever heard the saying, "the fruit of the spirit is not a lemon"?

Well then, what are they?

According to Galatians 5:22-23

 

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

There can be so many things in life that can 'get on our nerves'...
The best way to determine whether we are living life in the spirit of Christ,
is really... how we REACT to challenging situations in our lives.

The best way we can put it, is to fill in the blanks with the fruits of the spirit,
whenever we face worrisome situations in life...

For example:

When a friend does something that tests my patience/does wrong, do I have the spirit of ____ towards them?

When I am tempted to say something hurtful to another, does that display a spirit of _____?

When life becomes a challenge, am I still able to show the spirit of _____, so that Christ may be honoured through my actions?


Definitely a challenge for all of us, including myself. 

 But if we rely on Christ to lead the way always, we cant go wrong...

"Thanks be to God! He gives us the victory through our Lord Jesus Christ." - 1 Corinthians 15:57 And Im sure that the victory can be seen when we display the fruits of love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness,  gentleness and self-control in our lives. God bless you today! =)