I know you are busy but here
was the other question I had during the service. Fruits . . . how in the world
do I know what kind of fruits I have? Or you have? As I'm typing this the
preacher on the radio is saying God will judge us by our attitude. But
seriously, what would our fruits be?
Only reply when you have
time. I know mornings are probably busy for you.
“But the fruit
of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, longsuffering, kindness, goodness,
faithfulness, gentleness, self-control.” (Galatians 5:22)
and I think that is
exhibited in abundance with the many believers, especially here, that I've
encountered.
There's a love that
flows that is almost tangible.
IMHO people are not
naturally kind. And being able to welcome someone the way that you do,
encourage someone the way that you do, pray for someone the way that you do,
etc. Is showing the love of God and I believe that is something that
draws others to him, because they see that so strongly.
Even someone who is not
yet saved, can see and remember that. And I think that plants a seed.
I remember before I
became saved, I overheard a girl in middle school talking about the Lord.
I had known about Him before then, but it was the first time I can remember
thinking, "I want that..."
When I think about how
God will judge us, I think first about why we are here on Earth, which I
believe is simply: to serve Him. We are created to serve Him, and I think
we do that by allowing His Spirit to lead our live. We do that by
trusting Him with all aspects of our lives (which I always fail, and then try
again, and then sometimes again and again), and by doing that we supernaturally
have a Christ-like love that shapes and changes our attitudes.
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