Be All We Can Be

But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness, self-control; against such things there is no law.  If we live by the Spirit, let us also walk by the Spirit.

Galatians 5:25

These characteristics are big goals.  Our human nature causes us to respond to the grating of everyday aggravations with irritability and grouchiness.   

Yet, here we are given what we are to aspire to – love, joy, peace and the rest, all of which roundly defeat our natural tendencies to be angry. 

And, how do we do this?  We do this through prayer, reading the Bible and most of all through the grace of God.

God did not create us to be miserable, angry people.   God created us to be filled with love and joy.  Let us work to be all we can be with God’s help.