The Fruit of The Spirit...

I sat at the table peeling my favorite fruit. I have it everyday! I love, love, love it! It is big, round, juicy and it tastes so good! This fruit, to me, is at the top of the list. Then there are two other fruits that go along with it, one is second and then their is the third one. If I could have all three of them at one meal, I would be very content.

Ok, so I will tell you what my favorite fruit is...it is...Grapefruit!!! Yummy! Would you like to know the others as well? Ok, I will tell you as well, my second is Blackberries and the third is Granny Smith apples! Now some people think that all three of these are sour, but to me they are delicious! 

Do you know that we as Christians should have fruit inside of us? Do you also know that God has favorite fruit as well? Well believe it or not, it is true. But they are not what you might think. These fruit you can not buy at the local grocery store, or the farmer's market. These must be obtained in an entirely different way. Would you like to know how? Well, we will find out today!

First off, what are the names of these fruit? And where can I find them? And then how can I obtain them? 

The names of these fruit are these:  love, joy, peace, long-suffering (also known as Patience), gentleness, goodness, faith, meekness, and temperance. 

You can find these fruits in the Bible, to be more specific in Galatians 5: 22 and 23.

You can obtain these fruits by asking Jesus into your heart, and by asking Him to give you these fruits, but once again don't be surprised at how He does it! Try to work on one before you ask for another one, that might be easier! 


When these fruits are prominent in the Christian's life, others will see Christ in us. Some will ask what is so different about us, and others will be mean to us and treat us bad because of it. But keep looking to Jesus for He is our only example!

These fruits may be hard to swallow at first, but we must ask Jesus for help, because without Him we can do nothing! Some of these fruits are also harder to obtain, and some come easy or you could say sweet! These are the fruits of the Spirit, which means that if we have these fruits we will reflect Jesus. 

But there is an adversary, who will not let you obtain these fruits easily. Which when he comes with temptations, we must go to Jesus all the more! And remember Jesus will let nothing pass by us that He doesn't approve of first! He knows that you will be able to handle it, and the fruit that you have the easier it will become!  


The Bible also says, "By their fruits ye shall know them." This means that others will see what character you will have, they will notice your "fruits", whether they be rotten or fresh. You can also tell which fruits to work on, but if you are still not sure you could ask someone you trust to help you out, or go to the Lord and He will be your guide!

So why not let your fruits be seen? I am going to try to get these fruits, how about you?