Today, I want to look at a scripture that a lot of people know and if you are new to your relationship and walk with Christ, then this is one that you will not only hear many times but is life changing when we understand the truth of it. It is in Galatians 5:22-23. The whole chapter is a full thought, a lesson that sculpts or shapes us, but I want to look at the two verses that are focused on the actual growth of our Spiritual relationship with Christ Jesus.
Galatians 5:22-23 NKJV
22 But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, longsuffering (patience), kindness, goodness, faithfulness, 23 gentleness, self-control. Against such there is no law.
The reality of this scripture amazes me, like my last entry, to take a moment and realize that the Lord put these "nuggets" of scripture in the order that He did for a reason. When we realize the purpose of a scripture and begin to learn it from that direction, we will not have to worry about memorization techniques or dreading to memorize. When we read the Word from the angle of learning to understand not only what it is saying, but the purpose of it; it completely changes the "light" in which we see each individual thought.
Okay, let's look at Galatians 5: 22-23
The biggest yet set most simple point that God makes in this statement is, that we can not receive anything else from Him unless we accept the love that He has for us as His children. I know that I myself speak of His love often, and the truth and foundation of every single thing in our lives once we have accepted Jesus Christ as our Savior is this: EVERYTHING in our lives is based on the Love of Christ from here on out. When we change the reason and the way we look at and interact with others because of Christ, nothing is ever the same; which is the point!
Let's look back at Galatians 5 again: The fruit of the Spirit is love, joy.....
People will often say "I just want to be happy" the problem with that is that they are looking at the end result It's kind of like looking at the end of a makeover and not the process. Happiness is an end result of these 9 attributes of Christ, individually and collectively. Let's look further.
The Bible says that "The joy of the Lord is my strength". (Nehemiah 8:10) Can I tell you, that there is NO way that I can find joy in the Lord and it strengthen me if I have not yet understood or realized the depths of God's love for me. It just doesn't make sense. The same is with my relationship with my God given husband. If I do not know that he truly loves me, not only will I not be happy but I will never know joy or peace in that relationship..... Ever. I must know that I know, that I know, that he Loves me the way he promised to love me, the day we married, or I will never have joy or peace. It is no different with God. God has given all for us, but until that is real and accepted in my life, I will not reap the benefits of that truth. And I will be the one missing out. This is not the quality of life that God has for us.
So when we realize and let God's love begin to transform us; we will know joy and peace. The next fruit is "longsuffering or Patience" I have come to learn a truth that I never knew growing up in "church" most of my life. God has a process, and if we try to skip areas or speed it up we find ourselves in a truck load of problems, and we either learn lessons the hard way or I have even witnessed people give up. We do not have to ask God for patience when His truth and His process is in operation in our daily life. We do not throw a truck load of problems in our children's lives and tell them to work through it. No, we teach them step by step what to do so that they can do it for themselves in a healthy manner. That is because Our Heavenly Father desires to do the same thing in our walk with HIM! Patience is not only a virtue, but it is learned and developed through learning the depths of God's love and purpose He has for our lives.
Okay, I pray that I have relayed God's heart in this, lets drive this home. If we know God's love, joy and peace abides in us, and we learn to be patient as He is with us; Through this we develop the characteristics of kindness, goodness, faithfulness and gentleness. These characteristics of Christ sculpt who we are and self control is formed in us, and not in our own strength; but HIS.
Dear Heavenly Father,
I praise You today for the truth of the Fruit of Your Spirit becoming active and life changing in each of the lives that read this entry today. I praise You for Your great plan in each one. May we all come to know the truth of Your Love today in the name of Jesus. - Amen
It doesn't matter if you are a new christian or not. God has so much for your life. Seek Him and you will find Him !!
Blessings Friend Have a Great Day !
The reality of this scripture amazes me, like my last entry, to take a moment and realize that the Lord put these "nuggets" of scripture in the order that He did for a reason. When we realize the purpose of a scripture and begin to learn it from that direction, we will not have to worry about memorization techniques or dreading to memorize. When we read the Word from the angle of learning to understand not only what it is saying, but the purpose of it; it completely changes the "light" in which we see each individual thought.
Okay, let's look at Galatians 5: 22-23
The biggest yet set most simple point that God makes in this statement is, that we can not receive anything else from Him unless we accept the love that He has for us as His children. I know that I myself speak of His love often, and the truth and foundation of every single thing in our lives once we have accepted Jesus Christ as our Savior is this: EVERYTHING in our lives is based on the Love of Christ from here on out. When we change the reason and the way we look at and interact with others because of Christ, nothing is ever the same; which is the point!
Let's look back at Galatians 5 again: The fruit of the Spirit is love, joy.....
People will often say "I just want to be happy" the problem with that is that they are looking at the end result It's kind of like looking at the end of a makeover and not the process. Happiness is an end result of these 9 attributes of Christ, individually and collectively. Let's look further.
The Bible says that "The joy of the Lord is my strength". (Nehemiah 8:10) Can I tell you, that there is NO way that I can find joy in the Lord and it strengthen me if I have not yet understood or realized the depths of God's love for me. It just doesn't make sense. The same is with my relationship with my God given husband. If I do not know that he truly loves me, not only will I not be happy but I will never know joy or peace in that relationship..... Ever. I must know that I know, that I know, that he Loves me the way he promised to love me, the day we married, or I will never have joy or peace. It is no different with God. God has given all for us, but until that is real and accepted in my life, I will not reap the benefits of that truth. And I will be the one missing out. This is not the quality of life that God has for us.
So when we realize and let God's love begin to transform us; we will know joy and peace. The next fruit is "longsuffering or Patience" I have come to learn a truth that I never knew growing up in "church" most of my life. God has a process, and if we try to skip areas or speed it up we find ourselves in a truck load of problems, and we either learn lessons the hard way or I have even witnessed people give up. We do not have to ask God for patience when His truth and His process is in operation in our daily life. We do not throw a truck load of problems in our children's lives and tell them to work through it. No, we teach them step by step what to do so that they can do it for themselves in a healthy manner. That is because Our Heavenly Father desires to do the same thing in our walk with HIM! Patience is not only a virtue, but it is learned and developed through learning the depths of God's love and purpose He has for our lives.
Okay, I pray that I have relayed God's heart in this, lets drive this home. If we know God's love, joy and peace abides in us, and we learn to be patient as He is with us; Through this we develop the characteristics of kindness, goodness, faithfulness and gentleness. These characteristics of Christ sculpt who we are and self control is formed in us, and not in our own strength; but HIS.
Dear Heavenly Father,
I praise You today for the truth of the Fruit of Your Spirit becoming active and life changing in each of the lives that read this entry today. I praise You for Your great plan in each one. May we all come to know the truth of Your Love today in the name of Jesus. - Amen
It doesn't matter if you are a new christian or not. God has so much for your life. Seek Him and you will find Him !!
Blessings Friend Have a Great Day !
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