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  Today we shall be talking about how to receive this fruit.   The first thing I want us to know is that all these characteristics (or nutrients as I call them) in this fruit of the Spirit are all found in God. And Jesus is God in the flesh. Paul describes Him as “ the visible image of God. ”  Colossians 1:15. The only man that mirrored God in totality on this earth is the man, Christ Jesus. Therefore, it is essential to understand that the characteristics of this fruit are all that Jesus exhibited while He was on earth.   Let's see Philippians 2:5 to see how we can receive this fruit.   In the previous article , I defined the fruit of the Spirit as  “ the complete mind of Christ. ”  It is the mindset through which He functions when He lived on the earth. Therefore, the Lord desires His followers to carry themselves in this world with the same attitude He had. So, the Holy Spirit is giving us an instruction for life;  “ Let this mind be in y...

by Ayoola Fakeye The fruit of the Spirit is first to be consumed by an individual ( Galatians 5:22-23 ). An African adage says, “What a bird eats is what will carry it.” We always think that this fruit is only for others to see. Indeed, it is to reflect in us and through us to impact others. However, if you don't consume it, then it can never impact others because it has not impacted you.   There is a tree in your Spiritman which is the source of this fruit. That tree is the Lord Jesus. He is the Tree of Life! Therefore, the Holy Spirit takes that which is of Christ and impacts it to your Soul. If so, then our souls need to start feeding on this fruit. We need to digest it to get all the nutrients from it which includes love, joy, peace, and others.   We do not have access to the fruit of the Spirit in our natural self, so there is no way we could manifest them. For instance, you don't ordinarily walk in Agape. What w...

  By Ayoola Fakeye To reiterate what I’d shared in the previous articles, The fruit of the Spirit is nothing the flesh can produce! It is only what the Father does through the Holy Spirit as He has connected us to Christ, the good Vine. The fruit of the Spirit is the operation of the Holy Spirit in our hearts and soul which consequently brings a transformation in our actions and reactions. Thus, when the Holy Spirit transforms our heart, our mind is renewed, and our will and emotion align with God's, our body will respond to those changes. The essence of what I am saying is that the fruit of the Spirit is not what you can mechanically produce but only what the Holy Spirit supernaturally produces in us.   Therefore, so far, God has endowed you with the Holy Spirit, then you can go on to bear fruit. Let it be known; God expects every believer to bear fruit. Every believer can bear fruit! Every believer must bear fruit! That is how you...