作者: Jacky (文士勞斯基)     看板: magicword
標題: The fruit of Spirit
時間: Wed Apr  8 18:35:54 1998

some phrases from "When God Whispers Your Name" written by Max Lucado.

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            The Fruit of the Spirit

It's Quiet. It's Early.
  My coffee is hot.
  The sky is still black.
  The world is still asleep.
  The day is coming.

In a few moments the day will arrive.
  It will roar down the track with the rising of the sun.
  The stillness of the dawn will be exchanged for the noise of the day.
  The calm of the solutide will be replaced by the pounding pace of the
human race.
  The refuge of the early mornig will be invaded by decisions to be made
and deadlines to be met.

For the next twelve hours I will be exposed to the day's demands.
It is now that I must make a choice.
Because of Calvary, I am free to choose.
And so I choose.

I choose Love...
  No occasion justifies hatred; no injustice warrants bitterness, I choose love.
  Today I will love God and what God loves.

I choose Joy....
  I will invite my God to be the God of circumstance.
  I will refuse the temptation to be cynical... the tool of the lazy thinker.
  I will refulse to see people as anything less than human beings, created by God.
  I will refulse to see any problem as anything less than an opportunity to see God.

I choose to Peace...
  I will live forgiven.
  I will forgive so that I may live.

I choose Patience...
  I will overlook the inconveniences of the world
  Instead of cursing the one who takes my place, I'll invite hime to do so.
  Rather than complaining that the wait is too long, I will thank God for a moment to pray.
  Instead of clenching my first at new assignments, I will face them with joy and courage.

I choose Kindness...
  I will be kind to poor, for they are alone.
  Kind to the rich, for they are afraid.
  And kind to the unkind, for such is how God has treated me.

I choose Goodness...
  I will go without a dollar before I take a dishonest one.
  I will be overlooked before I will boast.
  I will confess before I will accuse.
  I choose Goodness.

I choose Faithfulness...
  Today I will keep my promise.
  My debtors will not regret their trust.
  My associates will not question my word.
  My wife will not question my love.
  And my children will never fear that they father will not come home.

I choose Gentleness...
  Nothing is won by force, I choose to be gentle.
  If I raise my voice, may it be only in praise.
  If I clench my fist, may it be only in prayer.
  If I make a demand, my it be only fo myself.

I choose Self-control...
  I am a spiritual being.
  After this body is dead, my spirit will soar.
  I refuse to let what will rot, rule the eternal.
  I choose Self-control.

  I will be drunk only by joy.
  I will be impassioned only by my faith.
  I will be influenced only by God.
  I will be taught only by Christ.
  I choose self-control.

Love, Joy, Peace, Patience, Kindness, Goodness, Faithfulness,
Gentleness, & Self-control.
To thesse I commit my day.
  If I succeed, I will give thanks.
  If I fail, I will seek His grace.
And then when this day is done, I will place my head on my pillow and rest.

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