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I am Nancy Wilson, married to Douglas. We have three married children, which has resulted in thirteen grandkids. It's a party at our house, and you can find some of that here. Blogging along with me are my daughters Bekah and Rachel, and my daughter-in-law Heather.

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A Little More on Self-control

8 Comments Published by nancyann August 1st, 2007 in Fruit of the Spirit

Self-control, like patience, is a fruit of the Spirit that makes us cringe. It seems unattainable, elusive, impossible, and we can beat ourselves up over our lack of it in many areas. Now I don’t have a magic formula that I found in some obscure verse in the Bible. But here is some practical, and […]

Self Control/Temperance

4 Comments Published by nancyann July 31st, 2007 in Fruit of the Spirit

Definition: To exercise authority over oneself by submitting one’s own emotions, desires, thoughts, and actions to the Word of God. This includes being sober, clear-minded, serious, watchful, alert, and vigilant.
God is the source of self-control; God’s grace teaches us to live soberly.
Galatians 5:22- 23: But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, longsuffering, […]

Lowly Gentleness

3 Comments Published by nancyann July 16th, 2007 in Fruit of the Spirit

The fruit of the Spirit is….gentleness. What does that mean? To be gentle is to be easily handled, tame, kindly serene, mild, not violent, not harsh, not rough. Like all the other fruit of the Spirit, this gentleness is first displayed in God.
God is Gentle
Psalm 18:35b “Thy gentleness hath made me great.”
Jesus is Gentle.
Matthew 11:28-29 […]

The Faithful Wife

5 Comments Published by nancyann July 8th, 2007 in Fruit of the Spirit

The obvious definition of faithful is “full of faith.” That includes keeping faith, being worthy of trust; honest; loyal; having steadfast adherence and undeviating allegiance. Another way of saying this is simply, doing what you said you would do; keeping your word. Faithfulness is a fruit of the Spirit so let’s look at some of […]

Gracious Goodness

3 Comments Published by nancyann June 30th, 2007 in Fruit of the Spirit

“But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, longsuffering, gentleness, goodness….”
Goodness is virtuous, kind, pure, generous, excellent, benevolent. It is moral excellence.
What’s the opposite of goodness? Badness.
God is abounding and overflowing in goodness.
Exodus 34:6-7a And the Lord passed before him and proclaimed, “The Lord, the Lord God, merciful and gracious, longsuffering, and abounding […]

Kindness

3 Comments Published by nancyann May 21st, 2007 in Fruit of the Spirit

God is Kind
A definition: sympathetic, friendly, gentle, tender-hearted, generous. Also note the connection to mercy in many of the verses below. Mercy is a disposition to forgive, pity; it is compassionate, implies forbearance and sympathy. Kindness is bestowing blessings.
Nehemiah 9:17b But you are God, ready to pardon, gracious and merciful, slow to anger, abundant in […]

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