Today's devotional: the long hard wait for Easter
We're well into Lent, but Easter remains several weeks away. Does it ever feel like Easter...
Today's Devotional: Our Patient God and the Golden Rule
At the heart of the Golden Rule is reciprocity: when we do good, others will do good back to us....
Today's devotional: can you exhaust God's patience?
Is it possible to exhaust God's patience? What would it take to make God wash his hands of us...
Wait! Responding wisely to setbacks
Earlier this week, Chris wrote about his reaction to a major disappointment in his personal life....
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Patience in the Bible: Psalm 37:7-9
They say that patience is a virtue, but in the heat of waiting it can sometimes seem like foolishness. Why persevere in the good fight when other people seem so happy or successful in their evil ways? These verses in Psalms 37 promise us that they will eventually be cut off, while the patient will come into their inheritance.
http://biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Psalm%2037:7-9&version=NIV
Fruit of the Spirit is Love
Is the Character of Love in you?
Here is how you can find out. Take a careful look at this character and fruit of love from God’s most precious Word by examining the passages below. Now ask yourself:
1.How do I exhibit Love in my daily life?
2.What can I do to develop a more loving attitude?
3.What blocks love from being expressed in me?
4.How can I make love function better, stronger, and faster, even in times of uncertainty and stress?
http://discipleshiptools.org/apps/articles/default.asp?articleid=36685&columnid=4166
Fruit of the Spirit is Self-Control - Welcome to Discipleshiptools.org
Self-Control is allowing God to be in control of your will and heart and seeking the Spirit to enable us.
http://discipleshiptools.org/apps/articles/default.asp?articleid=36693&columnid=4166
Fruit of the Spirit is Gentleness - Welcome to Discipleshiptools.org
Gentleness is the character that will show calmness, personal care, tenderness and the Love of Christ in meeting the needs of others.
http://discipleshiptools.org/apps/articles/default.asp?articleid=36692&columnid=4166
Fruit of the Spirit is Faithfulness - Welcome to Discipleshiptools.org
Faithfulness is the “gluing” fruit that will preserve our faith and the other characters of the Spirit and identify God's will so we can be dependable and trusting to God and others.
http://discipleshiptools.org/apps/articles/default.asp?articleid=36691&columnid=4166
Fruit of the Spirit is Goodness - Welcome to Discipleshiptools.org
Goodness is the engagement of love! It displays integrity, honesty and compassion to others and allows us to do the right thing.
http://discipleshiptools.org/apps/articles/default.asp?articleid=36690&columnid=4166
Fruit of the Spirit is Patience - Welcome to Discipleshiptools.org
Patience is showing tolerance and fortitude toward others, even accepting difficult situations from them, and God, without making demands or conditions.
http://discipleshiptools.org/apps/articles/default.asp?articleid=36688&columnid=4166
Fruit of the Spirit is Peace - Welcome to Discipleshiptools.org
Peace is surrendering and yielding ourselves to the Lord to be in His control, for He is our ultimate peace! Allowing tranquility to be our tone and control our composure.
http://discipleshiptools.org/apps/articles/default.asp?articleid=36687&columnid=4166
Fruit of the Spirit is Joy - Welcome to Discipleshiptools.org
Joy will allow us to enjoy my relationship with Christ, His creation, others, and our circumstances with an expression of delight and real, authentic happiness from and with harmony with God and others.
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The Holy Spirit helps us Emulate Virtue! - Welcome to Discipleshiptools.org
Fruit of the Spirit Part VI. The sad fact is that the average Christian does not make the Fruit of the Spirit a priority in his/her life; this should cause us intense concern. And, even worse off are our leaders! This is why I believe we have so many thorn-bush churches and few fruit-stand churches.
http://discipleshiptools.org/apps/articles/default.asp?articleid=56128&columnid=4166