romans10seventeen

There’s peace on my branch.  I have the fruit of peace; it came along with joy.  I had no reason to feel peace or joy in my life at that time.  Things were kind of chaotic.  I had just gotten out of a rebound relationship, still mourning the one before when the Creator of the universe was wooing me.  I didn’t realize that’s what was happening but as I look back, that was exactly what it was.  When I finally surrendered, peace came.  Joy and love, like I had never imagined possible, filled my life.  These are the top three fruits of the Spirit that I experienced so completely it felt surreal.  The others I feel like I experience from time to time.  He is pruning my branch.  We are working on patience right now, and while gentleness is not one of my natural fruits, it is something I want with all of my heart.  To be gentle and kind with perfect self-control.  Like I said, my branch needs some pruning; I’m so grateful for my Gardner.