Comments on: Wk.7: Enjoying a “Peace” of Fruit

By: Lynda

Lynda — Tue, 23 Oct 2007 01:17:20 +0000

1. … if anything is excellent and praise worthy think about these things.
2. January 22, 2003 when I heard the words endometrial carcinoma (uterine cancer) and I was the one with it. As a survivor, you try to look ahead and as each year passes it gets easier. I was blessed with an early diagnosis; excellent medical care; wonderful family support and a caring church family. Each day during my recovery I saw a goodness; kindness and others which gave me peace. I am awaiting that final oncology visit which I pray will be in February 08.
To Krisitin and Lynn I am sorry for your loss. Cancer took my grandmother and almost took my mom too. And to all you other ladies–early detection is the best protection.
3. The fruits of the spirit are all connected. I recall a song that says” I’ve got the peace that passes all understanding down in my heart. You need the love of Jesus in your heart for true peace.

By: Lynn

Lynn — Mon, 22 Oct 2007 14:26:24 +0000

1. let your gentleness be evident
2.I don’t know what to say after crying for the last ten minutes of reading this! For those who don’t know, my mother died after a 4 year struggle with uterine cancer and Max was there with us in her home the night before she passed on and we prayed in her room as a family together with Max! Talking about fruit and patience, wow! How about this; Love and joy knowing that my mother was able to meet my husband and two of my children and experience all of the love and joy surrounding marriage and births and family; kindness, goodness, and gentleness were definitely attributes of my mother that I pray to carry on in her memory; peace and patience during the 4 year battle with cancer and the faithfulness to know that she would be meeting her heavenly Father; Self Control to not let our minds wander to a place of doubt and worry of the unknown.
3. self control of my actions and words brings about peace. When I have self control I have peace in knowing that I didn’t over react and do or say the wrong thing. I can actually help to make a potentially difficult situation better or simply not take a non Christ-like direction by having self control.

We (Barry and I) gave Max hugs yesterday and I know that Barry specifically sent one back to you! I’m sure you won’t have to remind him to give you all those extra hugs!! See you in January!

By: Wendy D'

Wendy D' — Mon, 22 Oct 2007 00:22:20 +0000

1. Do not be anxious about anything…
2. While growing in the Lord as a young Christian many years ago, I was listening to Chuck Swindoll’s Insight for Living program and first heard this verse. It came at a very opportune time in my life. I was full of many fears and doubts and true to God’s nature, He gave me the Word I needed to help me make it through the day/night(s). I wrote that passage down and carried it with me so that I could read it when the “battle” was raging. It was enough to recite those words to myself, as His reassuring peace would take over. I still carry that paper with me. It is pretty worn and tattered but those verses hold tremendous power.
3. When there is peace, there is great joy. I don’t really have the words to describe it. I am just so thankful that He offers it to us…and calls us His children…It truly does pass all understanding. How cool is that!

By: Carol Foote

Carol Foote — Fri, 19 Oct 2007 17:07:26 +0000

1. Rejoice in the Lord always was the first answer that came to my mind, followed quickly by let your gentleness be evident to all.
2. There have been so many times when the peace that passes understanding has been evident. The one that stands out in my mind now is when a girlfriend and I were flying home and we were in the descent pattern to Seattle-Tacoma airport, when the pilot came on and reported what we were experiencing were wind shears, the plane was rocking violently and at one point it looked that the wing was going to hit the ground and we would crash. My friend and I had been praying since the first sign of bad weather. After that incident, the pilot came on again and said that we were going back up and he thought we had enough fuel to make it to Portland, OR. We did, praise the Lord. The amazing thing is, my friend Bonnie and I were at peace throughout this ordeal. We waited out the storm on the plane in Portland and were eventually flown back to Seattle. Upon landing in Seattle I encountered an acquaintance on the plane and like us, she had been praying also!
3. It seems to be that when there is peace in my life accompanied by love, the other fruits just naturally exhibit themselves. We serve a mighty God

By: Bev

Bev — Fri, 19 Oct 2007 01:42:00 +0000

1. Rejoice in the Lord always
2. There have been multiple times in my life when I have been deeply hurting and have felt a great need to experience the Lord’s peace, and all those circumstances have had one common theme: they were times when all my careful planning and hard work were worthless in the face of difficult circumstances that were beyond my control. It has made me realize that I love being in control—you might call me a “control freak”!! So, the byproduct of that is that I tend to walk by “the plan” rather than “by faith”. It is at those times when I have realized that what is happening to me is completely out of my control, the Lord has spoken so strongly, saying, “Relax, trust me, I am in control, and if you let me, I will give you peace even in this”.
3. Gratitude accompanies God’s peace–not just a simply thankfulness, but a real overwhelming sense of being blessed by God.