Category: Fruit of the Spirit

For every attack of the enemy, there is a fruit of the Spirit given to us, an attribute of God that we can practice overcoming it and growing in our spirit.      Nothing works against the fruit of the spirit, so when we actually practice the fruit of the spirit nothing can work against us, but… Continue reading Cultivating the fruit of the Spirit

Everything the enemy seeks to bring against us, we can turn it around by moving in the opposite spirit. The enemy wants to get to our spirit so that it breaks its connection to God. Whatever comes against us to oppress us should trigger us to move in the opposite spirit. If we feel depressed… Continue reading Moving in the opposite spirit

The divine revelation in Psalm 16:11 is, In thy presence is fulness of joy; In thy right hand there are pleasures for evermore. Some people, in receiving the Holy Spirit and various spiritual experiences, have gone through reactions and emotions that were only echoes of what they entered into on a spiritual plane. As we… Continue reading Real joy and happiness

But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, long-suffering, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, meekness, self-control; against such there is no law. And they that are of Christ Jesus have crucified the flesh with the passions and the lusts thereof. If we live by the Spirit, by the Spirit let us also walk. Galatians 5:22–25.… Continue reading Fruit of the Spirit 1

To have an intimate relationship with God, we are going to have to know what He is like; to know what He is really, really like. Once we get a revelation of His nature, then we can experience Him in our life. Religion has portrayed an image of God that is not correct, and it… Continue reading The Nature of God

Here are two classical passages in the New Testament on stewardship. In each one we see that “faithfulness” is emphasized. This amazing quality is the seventh in the graces of the wonderful fruit of the Spirit named in Galatians, chapter five. The first passage begins in I Corinthians 4:1, Let a man so account of… Continue reading Our faithfulness

There are two kinds of joy, one is affected by circumstances, this is human joy, the other is the joy of the Lord, and it takes us through all circumstances.  Rejoice is  in the imperative mood in the Greek, it is a commandment. We are to rejoice always —I Thessalonians 5:16.  The world today is… Continue reading The believers Joy

But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, long-suffering, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, meekness, self-control; against such there is no law. And they that are of Christ Jesus have crucified the flesh with the passions and the lusts thereof. If we live by the Spirit, by the Spirit let us also walk. Galatians 5:22–25.… Continue reading The Fruit of the Spirit

When God manifests his power his nature is revealed in it. Whenever Jesus reached out to touch someone through the power of God, it was the love of God that motivated him to do it. In Jesus Christ all the fullness of God dwelt bodily. All that God is, as well as all that He… Continue reading God’s attributes within us

The fruit of the Spirit is an encounter with God that leads us into an ongoing experience of Him, which opens us up to the fullness of who God is for us.  As we learn the difference between our soul and our spirit, we can then live in the Spirit. Once we learn how to… Continue reading Practicing the fruit of the Spirit

But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness, self-control; against such things there is no law. Galatians 5:22–23. We are concerned about the relationship between the fruit of the Spirit and the works of the flesh. Most of us live far below our capacities because of the many… Continue reading How to receive the fruit of the Spirit