The fruits of the Spirit

The fruits of the spirit.

Love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness and self-control.

I want to be an effective Christian. Someone who is becoming what God wants Him to become. In striving to be effective I too often focus on doing what God wants me to do instead of becoming what He wants me to become. I am finally beginning to understand that God is much more concerned with who Jason is than what Jason does. I am fairly certain, then, that exhibiting the fruits of the Spirit should be a primary guide by which I live. This guide can become a barometer of my spiritual health. Am i loving? Good - I'm healthy in that area. Am I patient? Hmm... I think that as we learn more about God and seek after Him, these fruits naturally are augmented in our lives. However, if we are learning more about Him and seeking hard after him and the barometer hasn't changed - then we are missing something.

So, I'm going to take some time and study my barometer. First, I need to know how to read it. So I'm going to meditate on each one and just write my thoughts. I pray that it will be useful to you.