Day 3 - The Fruit That Trials Produce

The fruit of the Spirit is not a list of personality traits some Christians are fortunate enough to be born with. It is the result of a life yielded to God through every season, including the difficult ones. Love deepens when it is tested. Joy becomes unshakeable when it survives sorrow. Peace becomes credible when it holds through uncertainty. None of these qualities grow in comfort alone. They are cultivated through the very trials we most want to escape. Galatians 5:25 reminds us that if we live in the Spirit, we must also walk in the Spirit. Walking implies movement, effort, and continued forward progress even when the road is difficult.

Is there an underdeveloped fruit of the Spirit that God might be trying to cultivate in your life?