When people have the fruit of the spirit, it’s hard to miss them. They stick out because it is not normal in this world. Those people who aren’t used to the things of God are more often than not going to be drawn to those people.
People are hard-wired to respond to the love. They enjoy being treated well. They want to feel respected. When we choose to live out the Lord’s principles and bear fruit, people will naturally be drawn to us.
That’s the great thing about fruit trees: You can feed hundreds of people off of one tree. As long as that tree stays healthy, people can come back over and over again and be nourished. With trees that bear the fruit of the spirit, continual spiritual food will birth those traits in others. Someone who keeps eating on God’s goodness is much more prone to become a bearer of His fruit themselves.
How many people do you ‘nourish’ as you go about your day? Do folks leave your presence full of the spirit? Or, are you leaving those around you with a bad taste in their mouths? What are you feeding those who cross your path?
No matter how brief the encounter, how shallow the relationship, you always leave an impression. As a bearer of the fruit of the spirit, yours can be an everlasting one. You don’t always have to share your testimony, quote a scripture, or even crack a Bible to be a witness for the Lord. Sometimes all it takes is a meek spirit, a loving gesture, or the manifestation of another one of God’s spiritual fruits to turn someone to Christ.
Today, consider how you interact with those around you – both strangers and those you know. Do your actions bring life and strength to others, or are you causing tension, strife, and confusion in your wake? Are your words seasoned with salt that effects change? Are you lifting up Christ in your lifestyle?
The world is looking for an answer to their pain. They’re searching for a reason to smile in the face of adversity. They want to believe that their hope is not in vain. They want to know the reasons for it all.
Seeing an actual good person live with real joy, a loving heart, peace in the midst of chaos, gentle words, solid faith, a humble spirit, patience in trials, and self-control when others would just let go… They will definitely want to know that person’s secret.
You can be that person. You can set yourself up with the perfect opportunities to minister Christ.
Verse of the Day: Ye are the light of the world. A city that is set on an hill cannot be hid. Neither do men light a candle, and put it under a bushel, but on a candlestick; and it giveth light unto all that are in the house. Let your light so shine before men, that they may see your good works, and glorify your Father which is in heaven. Matthew 5:14-16
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