Breakfast For Your Soul

Tuesday, February 10, 2009

But the Holy Spirit produces this kind of fruit in our lives: love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness, and self-control. There is no law against these things!

Galatians 5:22-23

Good Morning Beloved,

The bible tells us that every tree is known by the fruit it bears.  If I see apples on the tree, I know it is an apple tree.  When people look at us, it is God’s desire that they see the character of Jesus. That is a mighty tall order, but if God said we can … we can.. it is a life-long process.  All individuals, different sizes, shapes, shades and temperaments, but looking like Jesus nevertheless.  All of those fruits growing in us, will make us sweet, beautiful and nurturing to the world around us.  Recently, I read an article about a woman who was about 106 years old.  Her mind was sharp and she was beautiful.  The interviewer asked her secret and her answer was God.  She said she had lived ‘good’ life.  The decisions we make today, will affect how we live tomorrow.  The law of the harvest …”sowing and reaping”.  Some of us should be praying for crop failure.  Many of the wild party animals of the ’80s, who teased my friend Tina and I for being ‘boring’, and not drinking and experimenting with the drugs they did, have been ravaged by the lifestyle they chose.  The harmless ‘monkey’ on their back, once fun and playful, has become a vicious 4-ton gorilla gripping their necks in a choke hold.  That thing has crippled their lives.  I know a talented musician who could have been very successful.  He was charismatic, and gifted, as well as talented, and had “the look” that would have made him popular in the entertainment world.  A career destroyed, before it ever got started, and a life decimated by drugs, alcohol and rebellion.  Oddly enough, these were the words he used to describe … himself.  Likewise, the people I know, who decided to skip the craziness, go to school and be productive… are doing just that.  What kind of ‘tree’ do we want to become… it is our choice….

…now that is good news!… I want to be that tree that is planted by the river, whose leaves don’t wither..producing good fruit

U Blessed

Have A Fabulous Day

Regina

“Purified”, CeCe Winans

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kXuDtKJiAIo

“Your Latter Will Be Greater”, Israel & New Breed

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6j5gTIXmsOs

“More, More, More”, Joann Rosario

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G3Iu6ByvrEA

Falling Leaves -Psalm 1:3     Apart from Jesus, all of our plans and efforts end up like dead, dry leaves that blow away in the wind. We need to get in God’s plan for our lives, and there we will find good success. October 5, 2008

Renovation -2 Corinthians 4:16   I’ve tried to depict just a few of the things that the Holy Spirit does in renewing our inner man: our hearts. And it is also good to know that He will one day also renew our outer man: our body.

Made To Fly -Ephesians 2:10   God has a purpose and a plan for each of us, and in Christ, He has already given us all that we need to fulfill that plan. May 11, 2008