known by its fruit

in follow me to freedom: leading as an ordinary radical, shane claiborne states "a tree is known by its fruit. i say the names of the fruit of the Spirit - saying them one by one, several times a day, praying that they would live in me & come out of me in every interaction. i even have them written on my chapel wall, & i have hung them on four-foot wooden planks from the window of our community house."

this week i have been reflecting on shane's statement & galatians 5.22-23 "but the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness, self-control; against such things there is no law." i have been thinking & praying about the fruit of the Spirit daily. like shane, i want them to live in me & come out of me in every interaction.

i like how this portrays the fruit of the Spirit, as 9 daily essentials:



i'm going to put this on my fridge so i can see it everyday & remember, pray, & reflect on it.