Maureen Hall PucciniMay 6, 20251 min read

The Divine Fruit God is After

The Desired Fruit

The fruit of the Spirit is not spouse control or staff control or environmental control; it is self-control. (Neil Anderson, Gal. 5:23).

²²But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, forbearance, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, ²³gentleness and self-control. Against such things there is no law.

(Galatians 5:22-23 NIV)

Confession Time

I have in the past been a very bossy person, especially when I’m keyed up or worried about something, like not catching a plane. My husband, on the other hand, stays relaxed. He just doesn’t get excited about all the possible disasters in our future.

So Neil Anderson’s saying challenges me.

Outwardly I now have pretty good self-control. But a bad-attitude thunderstorm can erupt within me with little warning. You see, I sometimes forget God directs my steps (Proverbs 16:9 NASB)..

I can’t control my circumstances and i certainly can’t control other people.

I need to trust in the One who can.

I downloaded this image from Pixabay.com.

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