'But the Holy Spirit produces this kind of fruit in our lives: love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfullness, gentleness and self control.
I've been thinking a lot lately about the kinds of things people might say about me, not that I've heard of people talking about me but it happens to everyone, not necessarily in a bad way:
"I saw blah blah the other day, isn't she lovey?"
I wonder how people percieve my actions and especially what they think about my faith. My friends have generally been very accepting og my faith but my new friends at college aren't the same. It's been a while since I've been challenged and when I was I felt I held my own but it shook me up a bit. The first person to challenge me thought I used my beliefs as an emotional crutch and therefore thought I probably wasn't willing to stand up for what I believe in. The second person thought I was a Christian because my parents are and the third thought I was just following a set of rules and has often commented that I'm not like other Christians because, I quote, "she doesn't try to shove religion down your throat". I'm getting off the point a little. Anyway I wanted to be the type of person described in Galatians, I don't want to be perfect by any means, I knowI never will be, I'd love it though if when people spoke about me, they'd have plenty of good things to say, but more than that I want people to notice that there's something different about me because of the God I believe in. I want to strive to be all these things described in Galatians so I can be a better friend, youth leader, girlfriend, sister, daughter but most of all so I can be a better disciple of my favourite Potter. I hope He'll use this hunger to mould me.
