A fruit always matures and ripens slowly; God develops the fruit - TopicsExpress



          

A fruit always matures and ripens slowly; God develops the fruit of the Holy Spirit in our lives by allowing us to experience circumstances in which we are tempted to express the exact opposite quality! Character development involves a choice and temptation provides that opportunity. For instance God teaches us love by putting some unlovely people around us. It takes no character love people who are lovely and loving to you. He teaches us real joy in the midst of sorrow, when we turn to Him. Happiness depends on external circumstances but joy is based on our relationship to God. God develops real peace within us not by making things go the way we planned, but by allowing times of chaos and confusion. Anyone can be peaceful watching a beautiful sunset or relaxing on vacation. We learn real peace by choosing to trust God in circumstances in which we are tempted to worry or be afraid. Likewise, patience is developed in circumstances in which we’re forced to wait and are tempted to be angry or have a short fuse.
Posted on: Thu, 18 Jul 2013 06:20:09 +0000

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