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Colossians 3 12 – Clothe Yourself in Fruitfulness
Colossians 3:12 says, “Therefore, as God’s chosen people, holy and dearly loved, clothe yourselves with compassion, kindness, humility, gentleness and patience.” What does it mean to clothe yourself with the fruit of the Holy Spirit?
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Be Ambitious
This is your one and only ambition, not just one of your many ambitions. Society encourages you to have a laundry list of seemingly impossible dreams, goals and ambitions. But, according to the scripture in 1 Thessalonians, you ought to have one ambition. Now it’s easy to assume that this ambition spoken of is to follow God with all your heart, but actually, this ambition guides you into how you should follow God.
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One Goal
We all have the drive to pursue something. We tend to pursue things we find pleasure in or enjoy. Though, many things are pleasurable, few are satisfying. The Lord, however, tells us to pursue love.
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Chronologic Order of Fruit of the Spirit Bible Verse
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Start a Prayer Journal
Prayer can be difficult, though it’s a remarkable exchange that can require discipline and practice. There’s no formula to prayer because it’s about who you are and your relationship with the Lord. Some have found that writing down their prayers keeps them focused.
Following God’s Life Purpose and Knowing Who I Am
Knowing who you are honors who God created you to be. Anytime you try to change yourself to fit into a group at school, be accepted by a boy or mold yourself into societies definitions of beauty, you are in a sense mocking God. Through your actions and motives, you’re informing Him that the way He created you isn’t good enough.
Praying for You
You offer to pray for a friend. A week goes by and you realize that you haven’t actually prayed for her.
Fruit is Beauty: Comparing Galatians to Proverbs
God made you beautiful, inside and out, and the Fruit of the Spirit is one way that reflects the inner beauty God gave you. In Proverbs 31:10-31, there’s an example of an amazing woman, inside and out. She displays the Fruit of the Spirit in her daily life.
Have Patience – It’s a Struggle and Test
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God Desires for Us to Live a Life of Freedom
Download this PDF of twelve scripture on freedom and hang it in your room or tuck it away in our journal or Bible.
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Do You Believe the Bible is God’s Word and is it Important to You?
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In church, I hear about finding rest through quiet time, prayer, reading the Bible and worship. But I rarely hear anything about why I sleep so much.
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