Fruit of the Spirit

Cultivating the Fruit of Joy: 5 Key Biblical Principles

CULTIVATING THE FRUIT OF JOY How’s your joy? What’s the reading on your joy meter? Have you allowed circumstances to drain you of joy? Or, as Scripture commands, are you deliberately yielding to the Holy Spirit instead of negative, shifting emotions? Today, I’m sharing an article written by my friend and ministry partner here on Beautiful… Read More

Growing and Cultivating the Fruit of Gentleness

Article written by my dear friend, Christi Halteman “The fruit of the Spirit is . . . gentleness”—Galatians 5:22-23 NASB “Let your gentleness be evident to all.”—Philippians 4:5 NIV What is Gentleness? I used to consider myself a gentle person. At least, that’s how others described me, and I agreed. I figured I must be gentle because I… Read More

Abiding in Christ: The Key to Bearing Fruit

Abiding in Christ: Bearing the Fruit of the Spirit But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, forbearance, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness and self-control. Against such things there is no law. Those who belong to Christ Jesus have crucified the flesh with its passions and desires. Since we live by the Spirit, let us keep in step with the Spirit. Galatians 5: 22-25 … Read More

What Is The Fruit Of The Spirit?

GUEST POST The post below was written by FunkeAfolabi-Brown, a dear friend of mine. She is a sold-out follower of Jesus; a wife, mother, and professional who lives by the Word. Just like “iron sharpens iron” (Proverbs 27:17), I have grown spiritually and emotionally through my friendship with her. My prayer is that God will speak directly to you as… Read More

Walking in the Fruit of Self-control

Make every effort to add to your faith goodness; and to goodness, knowledge; and to knowledge, self-control. 2 Peter 1:5-6 Even if you live all by yourself on a deserted island somewhere in the middle of the ocean, you will be required by God on a daily basis to exercise self-control. The NIV Study Bible defines self-control as “victory… Read More

15 Practical Tips for Maintaining Peace

I had plans for a totally different post but I was compelled to write on peace. I’ve had a rough month. Nothing extraordinary. Nothing major. Just the compounded stress of daily life. So this is my reminder that the God of peace is with me and that I have His peace resident in my spirit. What is peace?… Read More