...And things unrelated
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kiralamouseWe had an interesting Bible study tonight, on the Fruit of the Spirit. Thought-provoking.
Love - Sacrificing your interests for the good of another. Its opposite is fear (self-protection). Its counterfeit is selfish need-affection (I'll give as long as you give to me).
Joy - Delightful appreciation of God and his salvation. Its opposite is hopelessness. Its counterfeit is a good feeling based on present blessings, not the Blesser.
Peace - Confidence and trust in God's wisdom and control of your life. Its opposite is worry. Its counterfeit is confidence in your own ability to control your life.
Patience - Suffering without resentment or retaliation. Its opposite is irritability. Its counterfeit is laziness, apathy, and indifference.
Kindness - Being generous with time, money, talents. Its opposite is coldness and miserliness. Its counterfeit is good deeds done to get something for yourself.
Goodness (Integrity) - Being genuine, the same in public as in private, the same with one group as another. Its opposite is hypocrisy. Its counterfeit is insensitive "truth telling."
Faithfulness - Being dependable, following through on commitments. Its opposite is irresponsibility. Its counterfeit is half-heartedness.
Gentleness (Humility) - Being self-forgetful. Its opposite is pride (superiority feelings). Its counterfeit is self-consciousness and shyness (inferiority feelings).
Self-Control - Being able to choose the important thing over the urgent out of a desire to please God. Its opposite is an uncontrolled spirit. Its counterfeit is willpower through pride.
For those of you who haven't noticed, the subtitle for my journal is (at least at the moment), "Love, Joy, Peace, and Things Unrelated." Lately, I feel with all this End Of Life As I Know It crud looming ahead, I'm veering to the opposite of Love, Joy, and Peace - fear, hopelessness, worry. The Things Unrelated. Thank you, God, for this study; it's clarified why I've been feeling so distant lately. Now I could use some of that "perfect love" which "drives out all fear."
Love - Sacrificing your interests for the good of another. Its opposite is fear (self-protection). Its counterfeit is selfish need-affection (I'll give as long as you give to me).
Joy - Delightful appreciation of God and his salvation. Its opposite is hopelessness. Its counterfeit is a good feeling based on present blessings, not the Blesser.
Peace - Confidence and trust in God's wisdom and control of your life. Its opposite is worry. Its counterfeit is confidence in your own ability to control your life.
Patience - Suffering without resentment or retaliation. Its opposite is irritability. Its counterfeit is laziness, apathy, and indifference.
Kindness - Being generous with time, money, talents. Its opposite is coldness and miserliness. Its counterfeit is good deeds done to get something for yourself.
Goodness (Integrity) - Being genuine, the same in public as in private, the same with one group as another. Its opposite is hypocrisy. Its counterfeit is insensitive "truth telling."
Faithfulness - Being dependable, following through on commitments. Its opposite is irresponsibility. Its counterfeit is half-heartedness.
Gentleness (Humility) - Being self-forgetful. Its opposite is pride (superiority feelings). Its counterfeit is self-consciousness and shyness (inferiority feelings).
Self-Control - Being able to choose the important thing over the urgent out of a desire to please God. Its opposite is an uncontrolled spirit. Its counterfeit is willpower through pride.
For those of you who haven't noticed, the subtitle for my journal is (at least at the moment), "Love, Joy, Peace, and Things Unrelated." Lately, I feel with all this End Of Life As I Know It crud looming ahead, I'm veering to the opposite of Love, Joy, and Peace - fear, hopelessness, worry. The Things Unrelated. Thank you, God, for this study; it's clarified why I've been feeling so distant lately. Now I could use some of that "perfect love" which "drives out all fear."
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