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SELF-CONTROL

                                                          SELF-CONTROL Self-control... helps us to resist temptation and avoid conforming to the things of this world. It guides our decisions and correlates with her how we show the other fruits in our lives. Jesus Christ gives us the perfect example of self control, because He lived a sinless life and possessed every fruit of the spirit. Self-control is the last fruit, it is certainly not the least. In fact,  it takes a great deal of self control to exercise the eight other vitures. We will all face temptation to sin in our own lives. People often lack self restraint to stop when they should. Many of us find ourselves tempted to overeat, over drink, over spend, over indulge. Some people mistake self control with patience, however, they are different. Self control allows you to keep your mind focused on God while avoiding temptation of your desires. Worldly temptations can be strong, but our spiritual self control can be stronger with th
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GENTLENESS

                                                                      Gentleness                               T he quality of being kind, tender or mild mannered Gentleness, showing care and respect for others in the way that you act and speak.                                                     What is the Spirit of Gentleness? Gentleness comes from a state of humility.  Therefore, someone who lacks Gentleness is often prideful and easily angered, or feels the need for revenge. In order to be gentle we must not view ourselves as better than someone else. The fruit of the Spirit is essentially  the character of Jesus, the quality of Gentleness is the opposite of harshness with others. It is the power over one's  Spirit that exudes a meek and mild person like Jesus. The Lord's  my Shepherd    Psalm 23 God guides me with His gentle love, Psalm 23 might be the most famous Psalm in the Bible! It also gives us a beautiful picture of how God is so gentle with us. " He makes me
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FAITHFULNESS

                                                            The 7th fruit of the Spirit Faithfulness: the Bible is filled with God's  promises and examples of His Faithfulness in our lives. Because God is faithful to us, we should continue to learn to be faithful to Him. It requires trust and loyalty. Our Faithfulness allows us to trust in His promises to us. Faithfulness: has two different meanings,  if we mean the Faithfulness of God, it refers to steadfastness, honesty, firmness and God's  utter dependability based on His unchanging character. If we mean human Faithfulness, it refers to our steady allegiance to God and our trust in Him. A faithful man is full of faith; He believes in the reality of God as revealed in Scripture. Faithfulness: is part of the fruit of the Spirit, it is created within us. When we allow the Spirit to work in us. Not only does the Spirit induce us to be faithful, He explains why we should be faithful. ( John 16: 13-14) says that the Spirit disclos
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FRUITS OF THE SPIRIT GOODNESS

                                                           GOODNESS The goodness described as a fruit of the Spirit is not merely moral behavior,  B ut of excellence of character. This goodness is only possible through God's grace and mercy,  we often say in church "God us good call the time"...it means that God is practicing the fruit of the Spirit  of goodness----Godliness. What is goodness ?   As the Holy Spirit works in our lives our character is transformed into the area of our lives where we once held onto sin, which reflects  our human nature. We can now possess the fruits of the Spirit and reflect God's character. I think the true meaning of " goodness is commonly overlooked, though." Goodness is action, it's not something we do only for the sake of being virtuous. When we strive to be " good"  only for our own benefit, it is not truly goodness that we possess.  In Greek, the word goodness  "Agathosune" means an uprightness of
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KINDNESS FRUITS OF THE SPIRIT

                                                                       Kindness   Galatians 5:22-23 The fifth fruit of the Spirit is KINDNESS,   kindness is selfless, compassionate and merciful. It's greatest power revealed in practice to our enemies and amongst the least of these, Love your neighbor, show kindness to everyone. Kindness means being considerate, courteous, helpful and understanding of others. God's  kindness began out of His love for us! Kindness is "the virtue of showing love and the qualities of having a sympathetic, affectionate, warm hearmed and considerate  nature.                KINDNESS BEGINS IN THE H EART Some equate kindness with weakness. Others may think little acts of kindness are frivolous and unimportant. Our world is full of people who cut in line, insult those  around them, laugh at others misfortunes and try to show their superiority by dragging others down. Unfortunately, people who base their thinking on a " Survival of the fittest&
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FRUITS OF THE SPIRIT

                                                                        PATIENCE Patience  is waiting with grace and it's what enables us to live in this demanding world and still have love, joy, peace, and all the fruits of the Spirit.... ROM. 8:26  says, " But if we have hope for what we do not yet have, we wait for it patiently.  In the same way, the Spirit helps us in our weakness." Take a moment to stop what you're doing, slow down and focus on Jesus. Pray and ask Him to open your eyes to see as you read the Scriptures and to open your ears to hear as you wait on the leading of the Spirit. Sometimes I really struggle with being patient. How about you?.  I bet there are areas in all our lives where we feel impatient at times. For example...waiting in line at the grocery store, sitting in traffic, etc.. Patience can be one of the most  challenging fruits of the  Spirit to cultivate. It's hard to wait on God and others. When you find yourself in the waiting room
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FRUITS OF THE SPIRIT

                                                                PEACE So when the verse in Galatians says that the fruit of the Spirit is peace. It is knowing that when we have the Spirit in us and among us, We are able to sit in peace. The overwhelming peace that can comfort you during this time comes from the Holy Spirit within us. Peace is knowing that our God is in control. The 3rd. Fruit  of the Spirit is peace. The word peace appears 429 times in the Bible, which helps us understand why the phrase " Peace Be With You " is so important in the faith community. Over the past year and some, we have experienced unprecedented global anxiety. People are stressed about finances, children,work, relationships, sickness, the list goes on. It's difficult to find peace during these circumstances. Phil. 4:6-7--- Be anxious for nothing, but in everything by prayer and supplication, with Thanksgiving, let your requests be made known to God, and the peace of God, which surpasses all
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