Where's Your Fruit?

Back in 2008 I had the distinct pleasure of getting my first stitches.  Um, well, maybe "pleasure" isn't the word.  Long story short, I had a knife fight with a watermelon resulting in 2 stitches.  I still claim that I won because in the end, I ate that watermelon.

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Fast forward to this past Monday.  I received my second set of stitches.  (I won't make the mistake of using "pleasure" here.)  Long story short, I had a knife fight with an avocado resulting in 4 stitches.  As with the watermelon, I claim I won because I came home from urgent care and ate that avocado.

With all these thoughts of fruit bounding around in my head, my heart has me wondering where my fruit is.  Not the watermelon and avocado kind, but the kind that comes from our Lord. "But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness, self-control; against such things there is no law." Galations 5:22-23.

As I sat in urgent care waiting for my stitches, I was reminded of my very recent trip to the ER with my mom.  Did I pray for everyone around me like she did?  No, I didn't.  But the entire time I was there, I was at peace knowing that God was in control.  Peace is not usually one of the fruits that I claim to have.  I could have been crazy upset to see my own blood, I could have been mad that they made me wait for an hour to see the doc,  I could have been mad when the power went out due to a storm leaving me in a pitch black little tiny room (we won't discuss my claustrophobia today).  Instead God gave me peace to know that He is in control and I would get my finger taken care of. 

"But I say, walk by the Spirit, and you will not gratify the desires of the flesh." Galations 5:16.  Sure I wanted it to be all about me, fix me, I'm bleeding!  In reality, I was able to laugh about the fact that I cut myself on an avocado of all things.  I was even able to joke with my doctor and nurses.

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With a husband who has served overseas in the military and another deployment looming ahead of us, peace is not something that I usually feel.  But as I continue to grow and mature in my relationship with Christ, the fruit that I have is multiplying.  I don't claim to be perfect, just growing.

Is there a fruit that God is working on in your life?

Elizabeth is an Army National Guard wife to Seth, mom to three wonderful kids, and maid to two cats and a hermit crab.  She's currently enjoying her summer break despite her stitches.

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