Fruit

I just got done teaching a class at HITC on the fruit of the Spirit. It's funny how you can go over stuff hundreds of times and read the same verses over and over, yet there's always something fresh when it comes to principles and verses found in the Bible. One of things that people can easily forget when it comes to fruit is that it takes both time and patience for it to grow. Whether it's fruit on a tree or the fruit of the Spirit. How foolish it would be for people to plant a seed and then immediately expect a tree to spring up with good fruit on it. It's the same way when it comes to the fruit of the Spirit. There is often a process for growth and maturity. Maybe that's why longsuffering or patience is one of them. Don't be discouraged if there's not the visible fruit in your life at the moment. Never forget that if you have good seed, good soil, some watering and fertilizing of the seed, fruit will come. Why will it come? Because fruit is the product of the seed that's inside, which is Jesus and the Holy Spirit in you. Good fruit will come. Don't worry or stress about it. The fruit of the Spirit that appear are simply a reflection of the good things that are going on inside of you :) Check out Galatians 5:16-25 if you have time. It's well worth it.