The truth is more often than not we intend of being Christ-like but our follow through is just not there. So we take bits and pieces of scripture and what we think being Christ-like is and twist to work for us. We take the parts of being a Christian that we like or that are easy once more making the story about ourselves, but its not about us.
But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, forbearance, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness and self-control. Against such things there is no law. Those who belong to Christ Jesus have crucified the flesh with its passions and desires. Since we live by the Spirit, let us keep in step with the Spirit. Let us not become conceited, provoking and envying each other. Galatians 5: 22-26
Do you possess all of the fruits of the Spirit? Or just the convenient ones? Do you put on a mask and pretend that everything is okay that you are perfectly aligned with Christ when you really are just lost and confused? Do you where the mask of these fruits of the Spirit so no one will know you are a sinner? Well guess what we ALL sin and fall short of God's glory. We all struggle and get lost or confused. We have to take the mask off, because the mask is for us it does not glorify God.
Choose one of the fruits that you are struggling with and take steps towards possessing that fruit in order to glorify God. You can't compare your story to anyone else's because God didn't write the same story twice. We have to find a way to live each day each hour each minute to glorify God. Only then has our story stopped being about us and become about our Creator.
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