Fruit of the Spirit: Introduction

The last blog series on boundaries in relationships was such a success I am going to kick off a new series: the fruit of the spirit.

We all know the fruit of the spirit’s not a coconut. But do we know what they really are? If you’re like me, you can’t just rattle off the list. Instead, you have to sing them: love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness and self-control.

I have known that I am supposed to have these characteristics but I never really knew how. When someone was persistently frustrating, I would repeat in my head, “patience…patience…patience.” It was almost as productive as screaming in anger, “SERENITY NOW!”

Last weekend I had the privilege to speak to a youth group on how to cultivate these fruits as well as how to use them to tell others about God.

So keep an eye on the blog as we begin a conversation I like to call: Our Spiritual Fruit Need Roots.

Read the next post in this series here: http://wp.me/p2xHae-92