The fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness and self-control. Galatians 5:22,23

I awake at 5am. The house is still and quiet. The sun has yet to rise and so I can sit with my coffee and pray. But soon the day will begin with a sunrise and many choices to make. And so, I seek the Lord and His Holy Spirit to help me make those right choices. So, my day will begin with the love of God – and I will walk in that love. I will find ways today to love my family and the friends He has given me.

And from there I will choose joy – the joy of the Lord after all is all the strength I need to make it throughout this day. I choose peace – a peace that brings hope and life and fulfillment. I will be patient with those around me and give as much kindness as I can.

I choose the goodness of God for His goodness will surround and bring testimony of true life. I choose faithfulness – I will be there always for my family, especially my children and grandchildren and husband. I will keep promises I have made and will send hope to the hopeless.

And I will choose self-control – a self-control only the Holy Spirit can bring forth. I will forever use Him to help me make those right decisions and will not fail to carry them out. And every one of these decisions are only made possible because of the goodness and love and faithfulness and kindness of the Lord and His Holy Spirit.

And so, I choose Him – I choose Christ – for He has given me a new life to live – and a love to share this new dawn!