Fall

I love the fall. I love the coolness of the air, I love the beautiful nature that God has put around me and I love the feeling of winter sitting on the doorstep. As the beginning of fall has started, Jesus has put several things on my heart. I have been meditating on the same scripture daily (along with other stuff, of course) and that scripture is found in Galations 5:22, and 1 Corinthians 13. These two passages talk about the fruit that "Life in the Spirit" yields, and then, Love, being the greatest gift from God. The reason I read these daily, over and over is because it is so important to ask Jesus to fill your heart to over-flowing, every day, with His unconditional love, so that in return, we can freely give that love to anyone and everyone we meet.

Paul also tells us several times in his letters that if we have truly left our life as slaves to our flesh, then we have begun to live life by the Spirit. One of the ways we can check to see if we are really living this life is by looking at Galations 5:22-25:

But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness and self-control. Against such things there is no law. Those who belong to Christ Jesus have crucified the sinful nature with its passions and desires. Since we live by the Spirit, let us keep in step with the Spirit.

So, daily, I ask myself: Do I see these 'fruits' in my life? If not, why? What can I do to see them grow? I challenge everyone who reads this to do this as well daily. Never keep the love that God has given you to yourself either! I always think to myself: If people around me can't tell that I am in Love with Christ by the way I talk and act, then something is wrong with me, and I need to change that! Again, I urge you to do the same :)

Infect the world with Love, the Love of Christ.

Reeves