Patience is a virtue…
and lack thereof is not.
But when we’re in a hurry…
patience is often forgot.
Like when we are rushing…
to get to an appointment as planned…
then fuss about slow drivers…
that we impatiently have to withstand. Continue reading
Tag Archives: FRUIT OF THE SPIRIT
The Forbidden Fruit
This is a message that is “food for thought” for all of us. Now I can tell you that as I was showering this morning, an additional verse popped into my mind about the brokenness of man. We have to realize that all negative things impact us negatively. Beware of what you take in…
“The Forbidden Fruit”…
is a thought that just came to me.
But do we really know…
what that “fruit” was really to be.
For many have considered the “fruit”…
with apples frequently depicted.
But have we narrowed our thoughts…
of what it was that God restricted. Continue reading
Watching the Anger… Like a Boiling Teapot (Galatians 5 )
Watching the anger…
as it builds up inside…
to the point others see…
when abusers can no longer hide.
For like a boiling teapot…
with stream getting ready to burst…
we sense the pressure building…
wondering if this outburst will be the worst.
For again and again we cringe…
as we’ve watched the anger rise…
when all charm and compassion…
was thrown out like a disguise.
For abusers can only hide…
their boiling anger within…
as a temporary restraint…
before their steam unleashes again. Continue reading
“What You See is What You Get”… or Really? (Matthew 7: 17-20)
This is for the many who have been deceived by what we see on the “outside” of a person. Remember, it is only what is on the inside that really matters. For anger, resentment, bitterness, and many negative traits can be hidden… until what is in the heart is exposed.
“What you see is what you get”…
Is what many like to say.
But sometimes it’s not…
and many are deceived this way. Continue reading
Heart Checklist: Let Us All Search Our Hearts (Galatians 5)
Sometimes we need to take the time to do a “heart checkup”. None of us are perfect because we are human. But God gave us a list of the good and bad things in hearts which we will all be individually judged. Check out the list in Galatians 5 and see what you find.