Fruits of the Spirit

[Merika]

Fruits Of The Spirit
Author: Max Lucado

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 solitude will be replaced by the pounding pace of the human race. The refuge of the early morning 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''m 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 refuse to see people as anything less than human beings, created by God. I will refuse to see any problem as anything less than an opportunity to see God.

I choose 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 him to do so. Rather than complaining that the wait is too long, I will thank God for a moment to pray. Instead of clinching my fist at new assignments, I will face them with joy and courage.

I choose kindness... I will be kind to the 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 promises. 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 their 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, may it be only of myself. I choose self-control... I am a spiritual being.
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I don't always follow this to the letter.....but I DO read it daily.

[sweetbilly]

Wonderful!!

[Merika]

I'm glad the link worked for you Billy. I can't believe you thought we shut down or something!!

[sweetbilly]

Yeah i'm glad the site is still up i thought it was off-line. Thanks you for the warm welcome! I'll try not to make any waves LOL

[Duke]

I'm sorry you lost the link but I am curious, what url were you trying to find us on?

The registered url's for lifesupporters are:

http://www.lifesupporters.com and

http://www.lifesupporters.net.

Currently, http://www.lifesupporters.com will take you to a pre-load network page but you should be able to access this site through it. I hope to have all this business sorted out soon as I dump one of my three current webhosts.

Sorry for the inconvenience and/or confusion. :?

[sweetbilly]

I thought it was a php site, but i could be wrong duke. It may have been the .com one though. It would just say it was unavailable? So i just assumed Lifesupporters was off-line? Could have been my service provider as well, it's real bad here for some reason?

[Duke]

I think you were likely trying http://www.lifesupporters.com/index.php and if you were I sincerly apologize. It would work if I had .com pointing here but sadly I don't for the time being.

My apologies.