I had every intention of jumping right into 1Corinthians 13:4-8… until I realized how important it is for us to first understand that love is a fruit.
As people filled with the Holy Spirit we are able to do ALL things through Him (Phil 4:13.) The saying goes that the Lord will not give you more than you can handle, but the truth is the Lord will give you more than you can handle so that you will come to a point where you must rely on him and do things through HIS strength. This brings me to my thought about love being a choice rather than a feeling… We have a choice to do it through HIS strength and love in the midst of a tough situation and rejoice in success or to do it in our own strength and fail.
Just as a fruit tree produces fruit as it grows, so do we. As we grow in our faith and learn to do all things through His strength, we begin to produce fruit… the fruit of the spirit. Galatians 5:22-23 tells us”But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness.”
We must understand that true love is only able through Him. It is when we choose to bear our cross and die to our selfishness that we bear the fruit of love.
My love to all,
Rachel
by Rachel
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This is something far too many do not understand and far fewer practice! It makes a huge difference in every aspect of our walk with Him! The closer I come to Him, the more I see how truly important it is to CHOOSE Him and His ways, with our every breath!
Oh how I need the fruit of patience!