Do you try to rely on your own strength when facing a tough challenge?

Hi everyone, welcome to Williams devotional podcast. My name is William Rogers. This is a weekly podcast with Bible scriptures and devotionals to bless your day. I hope these messages will help to lift you up and be inspired. God's grace is for all of us, regardless of our situation. And God loves you unconditionally. Trust in God as you are not alone.

Everyone, hope everybody's doing well. And follow up of last week's message regarding the Holy Spirit. This week, I thought I'd continue on with another episode. This week's message is titled, Fruit of the Spirit from Galatians chapter 5 verse 22 and 23. “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.”

Often when trying to rely on our own strength and willpower to be men and women of God, we fall short. It's just how we are. It's human nature. Jesus embodied the kind of person we all hope to become. God recognizes this need we have. And so he sent his spirit not only to guide us and lead us into truth, but to also develop character within us. A good fruit tree is planted in good soil, watered, trimmed if necessary, and given the right amount of sunlight.

Much like the fruit tree, we require a good foundation and proper care. We require the Holy Spirit as followers of Jesus. If we find ourselves to be people, men and women, who follow Jesus, but aren't exhibiting any of these qualities above, perhaps we need to ask God to continue to fill us with the Holy Spirit. If you've never done that before, take a moment and pray for it now. Having the Holy Spirit in you is a guiding principle of God. Like this passage says, us being men and women, we just fall short on being who God wants us to be. But the good thing is, is even though we fall short, God has such grace for us. He loves us so much that he continues to forgive us. Each one of us has the Holy Spirit in them. And if you feel like you need more, so just pray for it. In this prayer you can say, God, fill me with your Holy Spirit today, so I can become more and more like Jesus Christ. Help me to see and feel the Spirit that you have provided for me, for I know that I am a child of God. In Jesus name we pray. Amen.

I hope you enjoyed this week's message. God bless you.