Building our Spiritual character…

But  the fruit of the Spirit is  love, joy, peace, longsuffering, kindness,  goodness,  faithfulness,  gentleness, self-control.  Against such there is no law.  And those  who    are  Christ’s  have crucified the flesh with its passions and desires.  If we live in the Spirit, let us also walk in the Spirit.  Let us not become conceited, provoking one another, envying one another.  (Galatians 5:22-26)

Modeling our character after our Lord Jesus Christ we should focus improving the nine attributes in Galatians so we shine the light of our Lord to the world.  In our walk in the Spirit we preserve, allowing God to transform our characters, and hope; in our walk with God’s love who gives it to us.

Not that I have already  attained, or am already  perfected; but I press on, that I may lay hold of that for which Christ Jesus has also laid hold of me.  Brethren, I do not count myself to have apprehended; but one thing  I do, forgetting those things which are behind and  reaching forward to those things which are ahead,  I press toward the goal for the prize of  the upward call of God in Christ Jesus. Therefore let us, as many as are  mature,  have this mind; and if in anything you think otherwise,  God will reveal even this to you.  Nevertheless, to  the degree  that we have already attained,  let us walk  by the same rule, let us be of the same mind. (Philippians 3:12-16)

I pray we all can stretch ourselves to grow spiritual this new year and glorify God in our walks.