Inward Beauty Through The Word
“On the last and greatest day of the festival, Jesus stood and said in a loud voice, “Let anyone who is thirsty come to me and drink. Whoever believes in me, as Scripture has said, rivers of living water will flow from within them.” By this, he meant the Spirit, whom those who believed in him were later to receive. Up to that time the Spirit had… Read More
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
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
God’s Love Empowers Us to Love “And we have known and believed the love that God has for us. God is love, and he who abides in love abides in God, and God in him.” I John 4:16 NKJV Walking in love did not come naturally to me at all. Don’t get me wrong, I was good at loving… Read More
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
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
