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Love and Joy

Love and Joy 



These are two of the fruits that I discussed in previous posts. See links below. The "fruit" is the product of the Holy Spirit's cultivation of character in a heart. 

This love is not a feeling, but a choice. It is the choice to be kind, to sacrifice, to consider another's needs greater than one's own.


Joy is the natural reaction to the work of God, whether promised or fulfilled.

The Fruit of the Spirit listed in Galatians 5:22-23 are the Life of God flowing from our hearts in abundance.

The forces of life and power coming out of our hearts will be in direct proportion to the amount of Word (the Bible) that goes into us. God communicates with us through our spirits (Romans 8:16-17; John 4:23-24). The spirit confirms that we belong to God (John 14:20) and opens or understanding of spiritual things teaching and instructing us (1 Corinthians 2:14-15).

When we walk in the Spirit, we allow Him to rule our minds and control our thoughts (Romans 8:5). We feed on spiritual food to keep us spiritually strong. If we program our minds with spiritual things, then the Spirit overflows from our lives.

When we walk in the Spirit we have fellowship with God (1 John 1:7). We have joy, peace, understanding, and patience. We also have strength and power over the works of the flesh (Galatians 5:19-21) with the ability to see the consequences of following the fleshly life.

When we ask Him for help, He is right there with the power to do for us what we cannot do for ourselves. God works on us from the inside out, not from the outside in. While we try to practice self-control (a later post), God is teaching us Spirit-control.

Love

Joy


Be blessed and be a blessing!
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