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Topic: Inspirational 08/26/10 Fruits Of The Spirit
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From: "Sherry's Inspirational List" <sherrysinspirationallist@hotmail.com>
Date: Aug 23 06:41PM -0400
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Fruits Of The Spirit
Author: Max Lucado
It's quiet. It's early. My coffee is hot. The sky is still black. The world
is still asleep. The day is coming.
In a few moments the day will arrive. It will roar down the track with the
rising of the sun. The stillness of the dawn will be exchanged for the noise
of the day. The calm of the solitude will be replaced by the pounding pace
of the human race. The refuge of the early morning will be invaded by
decisions to be made and deadlines to be met.
For the next twelve hours I will be exposed to the day's demands. It is now
that I must make a choice. Because of Calvary, I'm free to choose. And so I
choose.
I choose love... No occasion justifies hatred; no injustice warrants
bitterness, I choose love. Today I will love God and what God loves.
I choose joy... I will invite my God to be the God of circumstance. I will
refuse the temptation to be cynical...the tool of the lazy thinker. I will
refuse to see people as anything less than human beings, created by God. I
will refuse to see any problem as anything less than an opportunity to see
God.
I choose peace... I will live forgiven. I will forgive so that I may live.
I choose patience... I will overlook the inconveniences of the world.
Instead of cursing the one who takes my place, I'll invite him to do so.
Rather than complaining that the wait is too long, I will thank God for a
moment to pray. Instead of clinching my fist at new assignments, I will face
them with joy and courage.
I choose kindness... I will be kind to the poor, for they are alone. Kind to
the rich, for they are afraid. And kind to the unkind, for such is how God
has treated me.
I choose goodness... I will go without a dollar before I take a dishonest
one. I will be overlooked before I will boast. I will confess before I will
accuse. I choose goodness.
I choose faithfulness... Today I will keep my promises. My debtors will not
regret their trust. My associates will not question my word. My wife will
not question my love. And my children will never fear that their father will
not come home.
I choose gentleness... Nothing is won by force. I choose to be gentle. If I
raise my voice may it be only in praise. If I clench my fist, may it be only
in prayer. If I make a demand, may it be only of myself. I choose
self-control... I am a spiritual being.
After this body is dead, my spirit will soar. I refuse to let what will rot,
rule the eternal. I choose self-control. I will be drunk only by joy. I will
be impassioned only by my faith. I will be influenced only by God. I will be
taught only by Christ. I choose self-control.
Love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness,
and self-control. To these I commit my day. If I succeed, I will give
thanks. If I fail, I will seek His grace. And then when this day is done, I
will place my head on my pillow and rest.
"As long as I am in the world, I am the light of the world." - John 9:5
"So lank as Ek in die wêreld is, is Ek die lig van die wêreld." - John 9:5
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