I had a wonderful half hour alone with God this morning before the boys got up (my first in several weeks!), and the image He brought to mind was of a beautiful tree growing in my heart-garden, bearing all the Fruit of the Spirit:
For love, a bunch of sweet purple grapes.
For joy, citrus fruits of all kinds.
For peace, honeydew melon.
For patience, apples.
For kindness, apricots.
For gentleness, pears.
For faithfulness, figs.
For self-control, pomegranates.
Fanciful, maybe, but already this morning, with squeals and whines over trains and who's getting what to play with, I had to take out a patience-apple and take a big bite before answering... and it worked!
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Something to ponder...
What comes to mind when you imagine
the Fruit of the Spirit growing in your heart?
the Fruit of the Spirit growing in your heart?
Neat imagery! I love how you paused to eat of your patience fruit. Could I borrow some?:)
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