From the Inside Out ￼

It’s been several years since I had a friend I could talk with about the Lord, my beloved playlists, worship music and the Bible.

Last month, God brought someone into my life in the most unlikely way, but the fact that this person was going to be very important to me was undeniable.

This was the second time in six months that I truly believe God gave me one of those good and perfect gifts from above that the Bible talks about.

He has always been gracious to let someone cross my path or enter my life in His most perfect timing. And it’s always unexpected…a sweet surprise from my Heavenly Father.

That leads me to the blog post today.

I haven’t shared anything on this website in about two years. It was a time of great turmoil in my life and I didn’t really trust people to continue to put my heart out here, but I think that’s changing now.

I was able to sit down with some fellow believers in Christ this week for the first time since probably 2020. I have never been away from Christian fellowship this long in my entire life.

It felt amazing.

We discussed a recent sermon we heard, and it included topics and questions that are near and dear to my heart. It was then that my mind began to awaken with the creative thoughts I once recorded here.

Below is part of what I shared with one of my new friends and also the worship songs that remind me of being changed from the inside out.

I love talking about the fruit of the Spirit because there are some things we only possess at the true and purest level by allowing the Holy Spirit to dwell in us and through us.

I feel like it almost takes some of the pressure off of us to try and manifest something as the world tells us to, when all we have to do is abide in Him and He will just give us what we need for:

🍏Love, joy, peace, PATIENCE, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness and SELF CONTROL.

To bear this fruit means that you’ve had growth and a transformation.

It means we are living more in the Spirit than the flesh, adopting our Savior’s attributes instead of the sinful ones we were born with.

It reminds me of the very first verse I ever memorized:

Galatians 2:20
I have been crucified with Christ and I no longer live, but Christ lives in me.

The life I now live in the flesh, I live by faith in the Son of God, who loved me and gave Himself for me.

❤️‍🩹 May I be faithful to live each day more like Him and less like me.

Less Like Me – Zach Williams, 2023 at State Farm Arena

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