In today's verse 15, we're going to explore how we can bear the life-giving, world-changing fruit of the Holy Spirit.

Your life is meant to be marked by love, joy, and peace.

And plants don't bear fruit by trying harder, but by simply receiving abundantly

whatever they need to bear fruit. May you experience the richness of God's presence, the water of

his peace, and the warmth of his love today as we seek to allow God to bear his fruit in our lives.

Welcome to the First 15 podcast. Our scripture for today comes from Galatians 5, verses 22 and 23.

Scripture says, but the fruit of the spirit is love joy peace patience kindness goodness faithfulness

gentleness self-control against things, there is no law.

The Fruit of the Spirit passage in Galatians 5, verses 22 and 23,

gives me tremendous hope for my own life.

Scripture says, but the fruit of the spirit is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness,

faithfulness, gentleness, self-control.

Against such things, there is no law.

When I read that list, I receive a vision of who I long to be.

I long to be a person full of love, joy, and peace.

I long to have patience, kindness, and goodness.

I long to be marked by faithfulness, gentleness, and self-control.

Who wouldn't?

I see within those incredible characteristics the marks of a fully abundant life.

I see Jesus.

At the same time, I see myself in light of these incredible fruits of the Spirit. I see all the

ways in which my life doesn't line up with what the Holy Spirit desires to birth in me. How can we,

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