Lord, help my life show the fruit of the spirit in everything I do today.

God has chosen you and me for the purpose of bearing much eternal fruit . . . fruit that is simply the character of God’s Son coming out in us.  

~~Anne Graham Lotz

This morning’s prayer and meditation for Sally’s healing comes from Take Heart, Oh God: Riches from the Greatest Christian Women Writers of All Time.

As the new year begins, you may feel melancholy, looking back with some regret or ahead with fearful questions. Issues and anxiety don’t leave much room for hope. Certainly you want to feel optimistic, even joyful, but how?

The answer comes not in trying, but knowing; not in doing, but resting. In Galatians 5, God promises joy as a “fruit” of his work in us. So instead of trying to manufacture a feeling of joy, look to your Father in heaven and remember his promise. He has already planted joy in your heart by his Spirit. So feeling joyful is not the issue. Rather, quietly sit before God and express to him your deepest hurts and concerns and ask him to grow in you his fruit of joy. There, as Anne says, you will continue to bear fruit—eternal fruit—for him, becoming more and more like his Son.

Prayer for Meditation

Lord, help my life show the fruit of the spirit in everything I do today.

Scripture for Meditation

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

Music for Meditation

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