In this episode, we hold space to ponder self-control as the fruit of the Spirit. I pray these simple moments help steer our thoughts toward surrender and away from striving in the nuances of our lives today.


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In this episode, we hold space to ponder the gentle heart of Christ, and what gentleness might look like as one of the aspects of the fruit of the Spirit. I pray these simple moments help steer our thoughts toward seeking and finding the gentleness of God in our lives today.


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In this episode, we consider together faithfulness as an aspect of the fruit of the Spirit. Not only do we get to ponder the faithfulness of God in our lives - his faithfulness to us - but also his transforming power to make us into a people of faithfulness. We lean in to look at our lives, everything we have been given - through the lens of God's faithfulness. We ask the question, "how can I be faithful today with what I've been given?" Whoever we are, wherever we are - what if we could just truly look around at our lives and choose to see his faithfulness?  


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In this episode, we hold space to ponder goodness as one of the aspects of the fruit of the Spirit. I pray these simple moments help steer our thoughts toward seeking and finding the goodness of God in our lives today. 


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In this episode, we hold space to ponder kindness. We consider that we can't (for long) pour out true kindness unless we continuously pursue awareness of and actively receive the kindness of God first as individuals. 


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In this episode, we take a few minutes to ponder patience...and we consider what it might look like to walk with God at an un-hurried pace. 


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In this episode, we hold space to ponder peace - embracing the invitation to abide and surrender. 




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In this episode, we take a few minutes to bring to our minds what scripture says about joy. We hold space to ponder joy - both related to earthly circumstances and eternal ones.  Joy we find easily and joy we find ourselves hoping for, waiting for - looking ahead to. What does joy look like in sorrow, in grief, in loss? What does joy look like in the midst of the little, everyday things? What does God's joy look like? Together, we ponder.

In Hebrews 12, we see the kind of joy Jesus looked ahead to:
"...for the joy set before him he endured the cross..." 
"Because of the joy awaiting him, he endured the cross..."


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In this episode, we take a few minutes for a simple reflection on love as the fruit of the Spirit. Our hope is to lean into each of our own individual relationships with God, becoming presently aware of his love for us - that we might be compelled to pursue loving others today.

this is what love says:
You are precious.
You are made with purpose.
You are worthwhile.


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In this episode, we settle back in and set the scene for the next few weeks of thinking on purpose about the fruit of the Spirit from Galatians 5. Our main priority is to posture ourselves to ponder the fruit of the Spirit in such a way that we are not striving, but instead we're leaning toward Jesus - letting his heart rub off on ours through abiding communion with him  - in his transforming mercy.
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