"But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness, and self - control." - Galatians 5:22 -23

During my early years of Christianity, I was constantly wrestling with Scripture. The only time I felt the production of "good fruit" was when I was interacting with the Lord. Around God, I always felt joyful, patient, and experienced inner peace. Accept that I wasn't feeling or seeing "good fruit" in or around my life.

The only fruit present in my life was things like anxiety, anger, fear, loss of control, chaos, and shame. I had been through things I wouldn't wish on anyone.

Around that time, the Lord started pressing on my heart to let certain things go. Things like trying to control things, fighting in court over kids. That was hard for me because my problems involved my children. Still, the Lord was adamant; He wanted me to put a stop to the never-ending custody wars. So I did what the Lord wanted, and before I knew it, with a lot of daily intentional prayers, those custody situations worked themselves out. Because of my obedience, God was able to work His magic in and around my life. 

Months led to years. Before I knew it, my life had a completely new narrative. All the inner "bad fruit" I once felt no longer existed. The Lord worked in every area of my life — internally and externally. Now it's not possible for me to produce anything bad. All my problems have disappeared.

Fruit of the Spirit isn't produced overnight. It truly depends on what your life has been like. Your past and where you are now. For me, it was more about what this life had turned me into and how deeply scarred I was internally. God couldn't restore me overnight. But that's what is so beautiful about our relationship with the Lord. He has all the time in the world to turn you and your storyline into a beautiful masterpiece.

Your walk home - into the light with God, will be filled with all kinds of inner and outer transformation. It truly is a sacred journey. Remember that with every act of obedience to Christ's teachings and learning to do things God's way, you are one step closer to being in the light. Feelings such as fear, anxiety, worry, stress, anger, even hatred will start to melt away.

The fruit of the Spirit is proof that the Holy Spirit dwells within you.

"Every good tree bears good fruit, but a bad tree bears bad fruit... Thus, by their fruit you will recognize them." - Matthew 7:17 - 20

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