But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faith,
gentleness, self-control.
My friend from secondary school sent me this lists of things that help growth:
1. Don't waste time fighting the wrong people
Ephes 6:12 focus on what God has told you to do and pray about everything cos your enemies are not the ones with flesh, your enemy is the principalities and powers that try to get you to lose focus.
(Don't get it twisted, the folks who annoy you and get you raging hot; hormones or adrenaline from anger are not the problem)
2. Don't play self defeating movies in your head.
2 Cor 10:3-5
Don't allow negative thoughts and words of people play over and over again in your head, cast them down by speaking the promise of God aloud.
(I used to do this, still do it from time to time, i can agonize over things and make them a big deal, now when i get tempted, i read my bible; its a weapon)
3. Don't listen to 'they'
Luke 23:34
Have this mantra, 'run to the throne not the phone'.
People can only temporarily relief your aches, God can make it all go away, i have to learn that sometimes your mouth can keep quiet about what is not conclusive and i can talk.
4. Don't stop planting seeds
Gen 1:11
Plant the seed of encouragement and don't be the only thing on your mind.
I never had the martyr mentality, i fought it, Jesus dying on the cross is enough, he 'done' paid for everything. My heart is a garden and God's word can grow if i can keep out the negative emotions and thought patterns; then i can believe God.
5. Don't connect with evil doers
Tis a roundabout way of saying 'build a circle of faith around you'. So any one that don't believe, in you or in your vision, get out of your line of vision, you don't hate them but their words won't encourage or build you.
6. Don't say it is not working
Rom 8:28
Don't move from what God promised, stay with it and be expectant.
You have to remember that some promises come quickly and others come later but they still come.
My days are miraculous!
I want to encourage you, no matter what anyone has said or thought or what your circumstances are telling you, you might be bed ridden or in a wheel chair or held down physically, emotionally or mentally.
Have you asked yourself this question "What has God said?"
His word can override any negative circumstance, this is because his word is ye and amen!
