As I have mentioned before, if your
foundation (your faith) is rock solid and you built your house with
Jesus as the cornerstone and time with your family as your bricks,
then you are ready to face any curveball that life can throw at
you. At least you know your house will stand.
Now looking after yourself inside
the house made with bricks is also important. We have discussed
your thought life and how it affects everything you do and how you
should nurture your thoughts to think only pure thoughts, in order
to give you victory in life.
Another way to walk in victory is
to apply the fruits of the Spirit in your life. In case you cannot
remember them all, here they are again; love, joy, peace, patience,
kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness and self-control. I
know it is easier said than done. We do not always feel like
wearing them like a necklace and embracing every situation with
them. In our rushed life, we do not even have time to think about
them, let alone memorize them. Life is not that easy. It is
difficult to be patient, when a slow moving truck moved right in
front of you when you are already late for a meeting, it is
difficult to have peace, when there is gossiping all around you, it
is difficult to be faithful when the secretary looks sexier than
ever, it is difficult to exercise self control when someone parked
on your parking space, it is difficult to love someone with a godly
love, when all they do is use you for their own benefit, it is
difficult to have joy when your husband has been retrenched, it is
difficult, I know.
But despite all this know that the
Holy Spirit lives inside of you. He is the One displaying the
fruit. You cannot do it out of your own strength. You will most
certainly fail. The only way to succeed is to grow closer and
closer to Him that lives within you. Allow Him to take over the
reins of your life. Allow Him access into all areas. Do not stifle
the Holy Spirit, but be free to allow Him to move. God loves a
willing spirit. The closer you grow to Him, the more freely His
fruit will flow. And when it does it will lead to an inner peace in
your life and a sense of perfect harmony. Despite storms raging
around you, your house will stand.
Remember what the Word of God
says:
"Those who belong to Christ
Jesus have nailed the passions and desires of their sinful nature
to His cross and crucified them there. If we are living now by the
Holy Spirit, let us follow the Holy Spirit's leading in every part
of our lives." Galatians 5:24, 25
Let us follow the Holy Spirit's
leading in every part of our lives. God wants us to represent Him
here on earth and with His Spirit to lead and guide us, we will
portrait His love to the world on a whole new level. Give Him free
rein to display the fruit of His Spirit through your daily life.
You will stand amazed, it will be worth it.
Lord Jesus, You are awesome and we
are so glad that You can be our cornerstone. Thank you for
assisting us in our life's journey. Please help us to grow so that
the fruit we show will be the fruit of Your Spirit. Amen