Meaningful Fruit

Verse of the Day:  John 15:5

I am the vine; you are the branches. If you remain in me and I in you, you will bear much fruit; apart from me you can do nothing.

Fruit of the Spirit: Success is good but without the Lord it is meaningless. You need Jesus in every part of your life so that the Fruit you produce will become mature and fully developed so that others will see Jesus in you.

Memorial Day

Verse of the Day:  John 15:13           

Greater love has no one than this: to lay down one’s life for one’s friends.           

Fruit of the Spirit: Love one another and put the needs of others before your own as you remember and honor those who gave all for our freedom.

Planting Seeds

Verse of the Day:  Luke 8:15 

But the seed on good soil stands for those with a noble and good heart, who hear the word, retain it, and by persevering produce a crop.

Fruit of the Spirit: When you display the Fruit of the Spirit in your everyday life, it’s like planting seeds everywhere you go. Be Loving, Joyful, Peaceful, Patient, Kind, Good, Faithful, Gentle, and Self-controlled and let the seeds of the Fruit fall where they may.

Love and Good Deeds

Verse of the Day:  Hebrews 10:24    

And let us consider how we may spur one another on toward love and good deeds.   

Fruit of the Spirit: Let your Love for God encourage others towards acts of Love and Kindness through good deeds for those in need.

Kind Words

Verse of the Day:  Proverbs 16:24    

Gracious words are a honeycomb, sweet to the soul and healing to the bones.

Fruit of the Spirit: Kindness doesn’t cost a thing yet it’s so valuable. We can build each other up with Loving and Kind words that promote hope and courage.

Give the Impossible to God

Verse of the Day:  Psalm 84:12         

Lord Almighty, blessed is the one who trusts in you.

Fruit of the Spirit: Do what is possible and trust God to do the impossible while you wait Patiently and Faithfully for your miracle.

The Right Direction

Verse of the Day:  Isaiah 30:21         

Whether you turn to the right or to the left, your ears will hear a voice behind you, saying, “This is the way; walk in it.”       

Fruit of the Spirit: When you Faithfully and Patiently seek guidance through prayer, fasting, and the Word of God, the Holy Spirit will lead you in the direction of Joy and Peace.

Apply God’s Word to Your Life

Verse of the Day: James 1:22           

But be ye doers of the word, and not hearers only, deceiving your own selves.

Fruit of the Spirit: The Fruit of the Spirit doesn’t just develop overnight. It grows as your relationship with God grows and it matures as your lifestyle changes into one that is pleasing to God.

Hear and Obey

Verse of the Day:  Luke 11:28           

He replied, “Blessed rather are those who hear the word of God and obey it.”       

Fruit of the Spirit: Hearing the Word of God is not enough, you must also obey it. If you really want to see a transformation in your life, obey God’s Word and Love Him with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your mind.

Move Forward by Faith

Verse of the Day:  Philippians 3:13   

Brothers and sisters, I do not consider myself yet to have taken hold of it. But one thing I do: Forgetting what is behind and straining toward what is ahead.

Fruit of the Spirit: Would haves, could haves, and should haves are holding you back. If you want your life to change, if you want to grow, if you want to move forward, first you have to let go of the past then you will begin to experience Joy and Peace in your life.