A Magnolia's Heart Beats

Don't you just love Word-Filled Wednesday's? I do! Be sure and click on the button above to visit Amy Deanne, who so faithfully hosts this wonderful meme every week.

I seem to have a theme going in Word-Filled Wednesday's now on the Fruits of the Spirit.

I covered love and joy and today's is on peace.

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It's important to me to keep asking myself, "How does my garden grow?" I want it to be full of the fruit of the Spirit. The fruits of the spirit are love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, gentleness, faithfulness and self-control.

How am I doing in bearing the fruit of peace?

Matthew Henry's Commentary had this to say about peace in regards to Galatians 5:22: with God and conscience, or a peaceableness of temper and behaviour towards others

I wholeheartedly agree! I believe as a spiritual fruit, peace is something that comes first from our relationship with God and is something we carry over into our lives with others.

Peace is a gift from God. "The LORD gives strength to his people; the LORD blesses his people with peace." - Psalm 29:11

Peace should be constant. "You will keep in perfect peace him whose mind is steadfast, because he trusts in you." Isaiah 26:3

Peace is something we are to pursue. "Turn from evil and do good; seek peace and pursue it." Psalm 34:14

Peace is something we give to others. "Let us therefore make every effort to do what leads to peace and to mutual edification." - Romans 14:19

Peace is rewarded. Blessed are the peacemakers, for they will be called sons of God. - Matthew 5:9

May my garden be full of peace this week and forever, Lord Jesus. I want to bear the fruit of the Spirit, not only out of obedience, but because of my love for You and others. I want Your peace to reign in my heart, constantly. I want to chase after peace and pursue it. I want to give it to others. I want to give my all for You, Lord.

Now, I hope I'm not making a major WFW faux pa, but this is my 200th post! In honor of that and in keeping with the Fruit of the Spirit theme God has pressed on my heart, I'm doing a giveaway. Please pass the word around and direct others to this post. The giveaway will close Saturday, August 15, at midnight. This will be the only announcement for the giveway.

All you have to do to enter is leave a comment on this post and share a treasured Bible verse. The verse doesn't have to relate to peace but that would be super cool if it did!

The very scientific process of choosing the winner will be the way a friend did it on her last giveaway. All names will go in a hat and my husband will draw the winner. I don't have one of those scientific random comment generator thingies, hah hah!

What's the giveaway? A fruit of the spirit pitcher! Seriously! It's a pitcher...with fruit on it. It's beautiful and I think it would be a wonderful reminder for whoever wins to think of the verse each time they see the picture! Just sharing the love.



Love and Blessings,