Tag Archives: fruits of the Spirit

“I just don’t think we are meant to know,” sighed my friend.  “It is just too much for us to understand.” Checking her watch, she excused herself for an afternoon meeting.  As I finished my coffee, I pondered her statement.  It is one I have heard before:  God is beyond ...

Lay not up for yourselves treasures upon earth, where moth and rust doth corrupt, and where thieves break through and steal: But lay up for yourselves treasures in heaven, where neither moth nor rust doth corrupt, and where thieves do not break through nor steal: For where your treasure is, ...

Two neighbors were talking about their gardens. One garden was lush and producing an abundance of fruits and vegetables. The other neighbor had nothing but weeds.  When he asked the other what he was doing to make it so, the neighbor replied simply, “Planting seeds.” This humorous story has life ...