{"id":7222,"date":"2017-05-12T01:00:01","date_gmt":"2017-05-12T05:00:01","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.mybibleverseoftheday.com\/blog\/?p=7222"},"modified":"2017-05-10T10:29:55","modified_gmt":"2017-05-10T14:29:55","slug":"bible-verse-of-the-day-5-12-17","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.mybibleverseoftheday.com\/blog\/bible-verse-of-the-day-5-12-17\/","title":{"rendered":"Bible Verse of The Day &#8211; 5-12-17"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Galatians 5:22-23 (NKJV) 22 But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, longsuffering, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, 23 gentleness, self-control. Against such there is no law.<\/p>\n<p>There is so much here for all of us to learn from.<\/p>\n<p>The spirit of God is Who we need to look to and depend on in order to live our lives in a way that&#8217;s pleasing to God.<\/p>\n<p>It is completely impossible for us to do this on our own, by our own strength, no matter how <i>good<\/i>\u00a0a person we might <i>think<\/i> we are. Our intellect can never tame our flesh, which will always lead us astray.<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"TextRun SCX32285740\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCX32285740\">There are <\/span><\/span><span class=\"TextRun SCX32285740\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCX32285740\">so many attributes above that are produced by the Holy Spirit in us. <\/span><\/span><span class=\"TextRun SCX32285740\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCX32285740\">I<\/span><\/span><span class=\"TextRun SCX32285740\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCX32285740\">t&#8217;s incredible when we look at them all and realize that<\/span><\/span><span class=\"TextRun SCX32285740\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCX32285740\"> God can grow us<\/span><\/span><span class=\"TextRun SCX32285740\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCX32285740\">, despite our own weaknesses and frailties, and our complete lack of ability to conquer our <\/span><\/span><span class=\"TextRun SCX32285740\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCX32285740\">flesh<\/span><\/span><span class=\"TextRun SCX32285740\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCX32285740\">.<\/span><\/span> <span class=\"TextRun SCX32285740\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCX32285740\">And when He does so, He<\/span><\/span><span class=\"TextRun SCX32285740\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCX32285740\"> clean<\/span><\/span><span class=\"TextRun SCX32285740\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCX32285740\">s<\/span><\/span><span class=\"TextRun SCX32285740\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCX32285740\"> us up and cause<\/span><\/span><span class=\"TextRun SCX32285740\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCX32285740\">s<\/span><\/span><span class=\"TextRun SCX32285740\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCX32285740\"> us to mature to a point where we actually <\/span><\/span><span class=\"TextRun SCX32285740\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCX32285740\">desire<\/span><\/span><span class=\"TextRun SCX32285740\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCX32285740\"> to have all of those traits.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p>And what&#8217;s even better is that they will actually manifest in our lives as we build our relationship with Him.<\/p>\n<p>Now <i>that&#8217;s<\/i> a miracle right there!<\/p>\n<p>There is a longing in us to walk daily in the fruits of the Spirit. Not by <i>our <\/i>strength, but by <i>His<\/i> strength in us.<\/p>\n<p>Will you join us on this great adventure of learning and growing?<\/p>\n<p>Pastor Curt &amp; Pastor Ellie<\/p>\n<p>Seven Seas Ministries<br \/>\nP.O. Box 272<br \/>\nBradford, RI 02808<\/p>\n<p>401-315-0902<\/p>\n<p lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\">If you know someone who will enjoy this or be encouraged by it, please feel free to share it with them!<\/p>\n<p>To have the Bible Verse of The Day delivered to your inbox each day, please <a href=\"http:\/\/www.mybibleverseoftheday.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-slimstat-callback=\"false\" data-slimstat-async=\"true\" data-slimstat-tracking=\"true\" data-slimstat-type=\"0\" data-slimstat-clicked=\"false\" data-slimstat=\"1\">Click Here<\/a> and then enter your email address in the box near the upper left corner of the\u00a0page.<\/p>\n<p>Please consider making a\u00a0<a class=\"validating\" href=\"http:\/\/www.mybibleverseoftheday.org\/donate.php\" data-slimstat-callback=\"true\" data-slimstat-async=\"false\" data-slimstat-tracking=\"true\" data-slimstat-type=\"0\" data-slimstat-clicked=\"false\" data-cke-saved-href=\"http:\/\/www.mybibleverseoftheday.org\/donate.php\" data-slimstat=\"1\">Donation.<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Get our mobile app here:<\/p>\n<p>Android: <a href=\"http:\/\/goo.gl\/oQ6qa7\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-slimstat-clicked=\"false\" data-slimstat-type=\"0\" data-slimstat-tracking=\"true\" data-slimstat-callback=\"false\" data-slimstat=\"1\">http:\/\/goo.gl\/oQ6qa7<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Apple: <a href=\"http:\/\/apple.co\/2lZdgYy\" data-slimstat-clicked=\"false\" data-slimstat-type=\"0\" data-slimstat-tracking=\"true\" data-slimstat-callback=\"true\" data-slimstat=\"1\">http:\/\/apple.co\/2lZdgYy<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Galatians 5:22-23 (NKJV) 22 But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, longsuffering, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, 23 gentleness, self-control. 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