Wednesday, September 11, 2013

Fruit of the Spirit - Day 3 & 4 - Peace & Patience

Yup, I missed 2 days. So day 3 and 4 will be in the same post!!! I will put them in different parts though, (putting dashes to separate them)


First off is, Peace!


Peace means “relaxation”

For example, “I love when it is peaceful in my crazy life.” (Everyone loves it when its peaceful, am I right? :) I know I do!)


There’s lots of verses on Peace. (It deserves a darker, more calming color. ;))


That you will do us no harm, just as we have not touched you and have done to you nothing but good and have sent you away in peace. You are now the blessed of the Lord.’" Genesis 26:29 (NASB)


If you do this thing and God so commands you, then you will be able to endure, and all these people also will go to their place in peace.” Exodus 18:23 (NASB)


(The best ones I could find!)


Anyway, Peace is a great feeling... Imagine total and complete relaxation, what makes you relaxed? Laying on a beach, listening to the waves? Or, just sitting in your backyard, watching the wind blow the leaves? Whatever it is, just imagine yourself in your Peaceful place. Pray for Peace if it’s hectic.


There isn’t many words to explain Peace, but, it’s a GREAT time to Pray. :) Not that you shouldn’t pray in hectic times. Because you should. Just saying. ;)






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Second off...


Patience. (Fitting color, am I right?)


Patience means you are not easily angered when something takes a long time. For example, pretend your at a restaurant, and your ABSOLUTELY STARVING!! Are you angry? Or are you patient?


Patient can also mean your at the doctors office waiting for the doctor... BUT THAT’S SCARY. SO... Let’s change the subject!


God wants you to have patience because what if your trying to tell someone about Jesus, and they don’t KNOW EVERYTHING in five seconds? Do you get angry that they didn’t learn everything in five seconds? Or do you let them go at their own pace?






But if your impatient, DO NOT WORRY! God still loves you! And always will! Pray for patience, there’s a verse that says:


Ask and it will be given to you; seek and you will find; knock and the door will be opened to you. Matthew 7:7 (NIV)






Ta-da! Anyway, Pray for patience. :)






That’s all for now, SEE YOU TOMORROW WITH THE NEXT FRUIT OF THE SPIRIT!!!






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