Fruit of The Spirit Part I

 ²² But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, forbearance, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, ²³ gentleness and self-control. Against such things there is no law. ²⁴ Those who belong to Christ Jesus have crucified the flesh with its passions and desires. ²⁵ Since we live by the Spirit, let us keep in step with the Spirit. ²⁶ Let us not become conceited, provoking and envying each other.  -Galatians 5:22-27

Everyday I try to live by these things and fail.  It is so hard sometimes to wrap yourself in the peaceful things God knows that we will love and live for in order to be a part of His kingdom.  In the above verses, you are not merely being informed about fruits that the Holy Spirit enjoys to endulge in.  You are being directed into a new way of living your life.  I have a challenge for myself and anyone else who is reading this blog.  Every day I will focus on one or two fruits of the spirit, and will try to reflect my actions that day by those fruits.  Also, at the end of the day I plan to talk about that specific fruit of the spirit to make it clearer as to what God means by each trait in order to live the right way.

I am going to start focusing on love and joy after I return from a youth conference I am going to this weekend called ADORE..  Like I said in a previous post,  love and joy definitely do not come naturally, and these emotions do not linger with us 24/7, but they are there when it really counts.  I can't wait to see what God has in store for this weekend.