I am surrounded by a crowd of great women. Women who juggle aspects of their lives like professional jugglers in the circus and none of them drop. Be it school, work or their relationships. I stand in awe of them. I am one of those people who wish they had more time. More time to work. More time to visit my friends. More time to pray. More time to dance. This is because when I give attention to one thing the other one suffers, till I got reminded of the Fruit of the Holy Spirit. I realised I suffer for lack of Self-control. Most people look at self control as the act of denying oneself entirely as opposed to the act of controlling oneself. For example today I have taken my fair share of sugary stuff. I may have felt low on energy naturally I took some Fanta (not essentially the best of sugars to take). But I didn’t stop there; I indulged in café mocha and a chocolate fudge cake. I should have had enough but right now I feel inclined to take more sweet stuff like juice. Before you know it I am exuding gluttony (one of the deadly sins go figure) and not caring pretty much about my health by stuffing myself with sugar that will translate to fat and come January I am screaming work out and diet regimes. As I promise to take stock, I take a look at why I haven’t succeeded in much and it is because the fruit of the Spirit wasn’t born or expressed in me as it should have been. Self control alone doesn’t stand strong since the Fruit is a whole and it comprises of 9 parts. According to George W. Brown, all revolving around the ultimate part Love:
- Love – The supreme virtue
- Joy-The felicity of love
- Peace- The serenity of love
- Patience – The equanimity of love
- Kindness – The magnanimity of love
- Goodness – The generosity of love
- Faithfulness – The integrity of love
- Gentleness – The gentility of love
- Self Control - The discipline of love.
Don’t you think life would be perfect if we had the right dosage of this great Fruit? I know mine would be... So in a revealing way I have found how I can have 36 hours in a 24 hour day, to the glory of Him who made me and desired that I should have a fruitful and full life (life abundantly).
Gal 5:22-26 But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness and self-control. Against such things there is no law. Those who belong to Christ Jesus have crucified the sinful nature with its passions and desires. Since we live by the Spirit, let us keep in step with the Spirit. Let us not become conceited, provoking and envying each other.
Life through Samara's eyes.
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