THIS IS ANOTHER FRUITS FRIDAY! FRIDAY THE 13TH! HOPE YOUR WEEK HAS BEEN OK. THIS HAS BEEN AN EVENTFUL WEEK. PLEASE PRAY FOR MY DADDY. HE HAD A STROKE ON SUNDAY NIGHT, AND IS DOING SOME BETTER, BUT WE HAVE A LONG ROAD AHEAD!

TEMPERANCE SIMPLY MEANS SELF CONTROL, SELF DISCIPLINE, SELF RESTRAINT.

2 Timothy 1:7 King James Version (KJV)

⁷For God hath not given us the spirit of fear; but of power, and of love, and of a sound mind.

SATAN IS A LIAR AND CAN TELL YOU ALL KINDS OF THINGS, THINGS THAT CAN CONTROL HOW YOU REACT TO CERTAIN SITUATIONS, AND YOUR EMOTIONS CAN BECOME VERY MUCH OUT OF CONTROL. THIS IS WHEN TEMPERANCE CAN STEP IN..THE SPIRIT OF THE LORD GIVES US THE ABILITY AND POWER TO RESIST.
* TEMPERANCE MAKES US NOT WANT TO DESIRE CERTAIN THINGS AND DESIRE PLEASURE. THE LORD CAN HELP YOU THROUGH THIS THROUGH PRAYER, YIELDING YOURSELF FULLY TO HIM.

Isaiah 26:3 King James Version (KJV)

³Thou wilt keep him in perfect peace, whose mind is stayed on thee: because he trusteth in thee.

WE MUST KEEP A CALM AND SOUND MIND TO PRACTICE TEMPERANCE. THINK ON PURE THINGS, AND LOVELY THOUGHTS. DON'T LISTEN TO THE DEVIL, AND DON'T LISTEN TO GOSSIP, OR HANG AROUND PEOPLE WHO SAY BAD THINGS ABOUT PEOPLE. CHANCES ARE IF THEY ARE TALKING ABOUT SOMEBODY TO YOU, THEY MOST LIKELY ARE TALKING ABOUT YOU TO SOMEONE ALSO. ALSO, LET ME GO ON RECORD HERE AND SAY SOME PEOPLE ONLY WANT TO TALK TO YOU WHEN IT BENEFITS THEM, OR IF THEY TRY TO FIND OUT INFORMATION FROM YOU.
*TEMPERANCE CAN HELP YOU SO MUCH BY GROWING IN THE LORD. IT HAS REALLY HELPED ME SO MUCH. IT IS A FORM OF DISCERNMENT . IT LETS YOU KNOW THAT GOD IS IN CONTROL.
*IT IS EASY TO KNOW ABOUT LOVE AND ALL ABOUT LOVE BUT TEMPERANCE HELPS YOU LIVE OUT LOVE.IT GIVES YOU A HEART TO SERVE OTHERS. IT LET'S YOU PRACTICE CHRISTIAN LOVE TOWARD OTHERS.
*DENY YOURSELF, AND REFRAIN FROM THINGS THAT CAN MAKE YOU OUT OF CONTROL. THIS ALSO INCLUDES MATERIAL THINGS SUCH AS OVER EATING, EXCESSIVE DRINKING, EXCESSIVE SPENDING ETC.
*STAY ACCOUNTABLE. STAY BUSY, PRAY AND ASK THE LORD TO HELP YOU. TEMPERANCE IS A GREAT THING, AND WILL KEEP YOU CLOSE TO GOD.
THIS ONE WAS A LITTLE SHORT BUT HAS TRULY BEEN A BLESSING TO ME THIS WEEK!
THIS STUDY, WEEKLY HAS BEEN A REAL BLESSING TO ME. IT HAS HELPED ME SO MUCH, AND I KNOW, WHEN I STARTED STUDYING THE FRUITS OF THE SPIRIT, I ASKED GOD TO GIVE ME SOMETHING TO SHARE TO OTHERS. HE DID THAT AND SO MUCH MORE. GOD ALWAYS HAS A PLAN. I KNOW HE WAS PREPARING MY HEART FOR THINGS THAT I WOULD FACE THESE PAST FEW WEEKS.IT IS ONE THING TO TALK ABOUT THESE FRUITS BUT TO LIVE THEM OUT WITH THE LORD'S HELP IS ANOTHER THING. I AM PRAYING DAILY FOR THE LORD TO HELP ME TO LIVE THEM, SO THAT OTHERS CAN SEE CHRIST THROUGH ME AND IN ME, AND TO BE A BLESSING AND ENCOURAGEMENT TO OTHERS. THE LORD HAS SO MUCH FOR US IF WE YIELD IT TO HIM, AND WAIT PATIENTLY ON HIM, AND LET HIM LEAD AND DIRECT OUR LIVES.
STAY TUNED FOR A NEW STUDY TO COME SOON!!!!!!!!!!!
HAPPY FRUITS FRIDAY!

I AM EXCITED TO BRING TO YOU ANOTHER FRUITS FRIDAY! TODAY, WE WILL COVER MEEKNESS. THIS IS ANOTHER FAVORITE FRUIT OF MINE, THIS HAS BEEN RATHER HARD FOR ME PERSONALLY AT TIMES, BUT I HOPE TO ALWAYS TRY TO DEMONSTRATE THIS FRUIT.
* MEEKNESS IS A FORM OF SELF CONTROL WHICH CHRIST GIVES.

Matthew 11:29-30 King James Version (KJV)

²⁹Take my yoke upon you, and learn of me; for I am meek and lowly in heart: and ye shall find rest unto your souls.
SPEAKING TOO QUICK OR ACTING TOO QUICK CAN SOMETIMES BE A HINDER IF WE LET IT. THIS IS HARD FOR SOMEONE LIKE ME THAT HAS NO FILTER SOMETIMES.

James 1:19 King James Version (KJV)

¹⁹Wherefore, my beloved brethren, let every man be swift to hear, slow to speak, slow to wrath:
THAT IS WHY WE MUST THINK BEFORE WE SPEAK OR ACT. THINK, IS THIS PURE, LOVELY, THOUGHTFUL, OR COULD THIS BE TAKEN WRONG?? MEEKNESS MEANS ACTING THE RIGHT WAY AT THE RIGHT TIME. I CAN REMEMBER A TIME WHEN I WAS NOT SO MEEK A FEW YEARS AGO. I WAS ANGRY, HURT, AND HAD FEELINGS OF BITTERNESS AND BETRAYAL. I FELT LIKE I HAD BEEN USED.. USED FOR SEVERAL THINGS, AND I ACTED UPON MY FEELINGS. I WAS NOT MEEK. I HAD TO GET MY HEART RIGHT AND MAKE THINGS RIGHT WITH SOMEONE WHOM I LOVED DEARLY. I ASKED THE LORD WHY HAD HE LET ME GO THROUGH THIS. HE SPOKE TO MY HEART IN SEVERAL WAYS AND LET ME KNOW WHY. HE WAS PREPARING ME FOR SOMETHING. I DID LEARN SO MUCH FROM THIS, AND IT HAS MADE ME BECOME A BETTER PERSON AND A BETTER CHRISTIAN FOR HIM. I HAVE LEARNED ABOUT DISCERNMENT AND HOW THE LORD LETS YOU KNOW THINGS. IT HAS MADE ME MORE MEEK, NO, I AM NOT PERFECT, BUT THE LORD USED THIS FOR HIS GLORY. PRAISE GOD!!
*MEEKNESS MAKES US NOT RESENTFUL, BUT MAKES US TRUST HIM MORE .WE CAN FIND REFUGE IN HIM.
* THE MEEK LEAVES EVERYTHING IN THE HANDS OF THE LORD WHO LOVES AND CARE FOR US ALWAYS!!TO BE MEEK, YOU MUST HAVE FAITH, FAITH THAT GOD KNOWS ALL THINGS AND SEES ALL THINGS.
* THE MEEK HAS A GENTLE AND LOVING SPIRIT. WE CAN FOLLOW CHRIST' EXAMPLE.THIS CAN BE VERY HARD FOR A STRONG WILLED PERSON.
*HOW CAN WE PRACTICE MEEKNESS?
- REALIZE EVERYTHING HAPPENS FOR A REASON AND FULLY TRUST IN HIM.
-PRAY.. PRAY FOR COMPLETE SUBMISSION TO GOD
-REFUSE TO COPLAIN OR GRUMBLE. KEEP IN MIND IT IS HARD TO PRACTICE MEEKNESS IF YOU GRUMBLE ABOUT SOMETHING ALL THE TIME, OR ALWAYS COMPLAIN ABOUT WHY GOD HAS NOT ANSWERED YOUR PRAYER

James 3:13 King James Version (KJV)

¹³Who is a wise man and endued with knowledge among you? let him shew out of a good conversation his works with meekness of wisdom.

-- REFUSE TO BE MANIPULATED... THIS OS VERY HARD. PEOPLE CAN USE WHAT YOU SAY SOMETIMES, AND TURN IT COMPLETELY AROUND AND MAKE IT OUT LIKE YOU SAID OR DID SOMETHING ELSE. THE BEST THING IS TO HAVE DISCERNMENT.
* MEEKENSS IS LOVELINESS. IT IS POWER.
* THE MEEK HAS MUCH MORE FUN THAN THE OVERBEARING.
*BEING MEEK DOES NOT MEAN YOU ARE WEAK. IS SIMPLY MEANS YOU ARE FULL OF WISDOM. THIS MAKES IT EASIER FOR PEOPLE TO LISTEN TO YOU, AND GIVE GREAT GODLY ADVICE TO OTHERS.
**** MEEKNESS IS SOMETHING THAT IS WELL WORTH PRACTICING. IT MAKES YOU LESS STRESSFUL, AND MAKES YOU A HUMBLE PERSON. IT SHOWS OTHERS HOW MUCH THE LORD CAN USE A HUMBLE AND MEEK PERSON FOR HIS GLORY.
TO HAVE A MEEK AND QUIET SPIRIT, ONE WILL HAVE A MILD TEMPER. IT IS NOT ABOUT HER PERSONALITY, BUT A GENTLE LOVING SPIRIT.
IT IS A GREAT THING TO BE MEEK.. WE ARE NOT WEAK, BUT OH, HOW STRONG WE ARE. LORD, HELP ME TO BE MORE MEEK IS MY PRAYER TODAY.
STAY TUNED FOR ANOTHER FRUIT NEXT WEEK. TEMPERANCE . TEMPERANCE CAN TEACH US A LOT ABOUT OURSELVES.