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No believer ever intends to end up that way! But if we don’t learn to walk in the power of our divine nature, it can happen to any of us. That’s why we don’t want to put all our focus on the gifts. Although it’s scriptural and good to “covet earnestly” the gifts (1 Corinthians 12:31), we also should want to covet and cultivate the fruit. • We want the love of God flowing in abundance because “love never fails” (1 Corinthians 13:8, "New King James Version"). • We want plenty of joy because “the joy of the Lord is your strength” (Nehemiah 8:10). • We want peace because it keeps us tranquil in times of trouble. • We want faith and patience because they’re the power twins that undergird us so when we’re believing God for healing or prosperity or something else He’s promised, we’re able to hang in there until we receive. • We want gentleness, goodness and meekness because they enhance our relationships, and empower us to manifest to those around us the character and life of God. • We want temperance, or self-control, because it comes to our aid and gives us victory in our conflicts with the world, the flesh and the devil. The maximum manifestation of spiritual power is achieved in our lives only when the gifts and the fruit are working together. So value both the gifts and the fruit. Desire to move in the gifts as the Holy Spirit wills, and develop your faith to walk consistently in all the fruit as well. You’ll be setting yourself up to be a winner in every aspect of life! Witnesses of the Power and Character of Christ You won’t be the only one who wins as a result of the fruit of the spirit you bear. Others will benefit too. As the forces of God’s divine nature flow through you, you’ll become a greater blessing and bring change into the lives of people around you. You’ll impact the world in a greater way for Jesus and, as believers, that’s what we’re called to do. We’re called to be witnesses to the power of our resurrected Savior with our words but also to reveal Him through who we are and what we do. Acts 1:8 says, “But ye shall receive power, after that the Holy Ghost is come upon you: and ye shall be witnesses unto me both in Jerusalem, and in all Judaea, and in Samaria, and unto the uttermost part of the earth.” WE'RE CALLED TO BE A LIVING REVELATION OF GOD'S LOVE, LIFE AND DIVINE CHARACTER. At this very moment, people all over this earth are starving for a revelation of God’s love and goodness. They’re hungry to “taste and see that the Lord is good” (Psalm 34:8). They may not realize it, but they’re craving the fruit of the spirit that’s available only through a personal relationship with God. Everyone in the world wants to be loved. Even seemingly hardened sinners who haven’t heard or believed the gospel are seeking joy and peace. But they’re looking in the wrong place. The world can’t provide those things. The world has no real victory to offer. It can’t help people when they’re in a crisis or provide the solution when their marriages are crumbling, their bodies and emotions are breaking down under the stresses of life, or they’re being driven to destruction by fleshly lusts they can’t control. Even the so-called “success strategies” the world comes up with can’t produce real or lasting success, because apart from Jesus, it’s not available. Without Him, people have no way to truly live as overcomers. They can’t access supernatural forces like love, joy, peace, patience, gentleness, goodness, faithfulness, meekness and self-control, so they don’t have the power to triumph over the troubles of life. But we can help them find that power! We can share with them the good news about Jesus and show them the abundant life He provides. We can point them to the Answer Himself by cultivating and yielding to His nature, making it our lifestyle, and putting it on display. Simply by walking in the fruit of the spirit on purpose, every day, wherever we go, we can let the world see Jesus in us! 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