How all Nine Fruits of the Spirit Work Together
All of the Fruits of the Spirit that are mentioned in Galatians 5:22-23 are given to the believer in order to benefit others by drawing people to God through them. The fruits are divinely infused into the Christian by way of the Holy Spirit. the Fruits of the Spirit acutally become part of the person’s personality. This happening is made possible only through the infilling of the Holy Spirit.
Together, the fruits are very powerful in producing results. God intended for the nine Fruits of the Spirit to work as one, as a team, within the believer in their life; transforming, sanctifying, and touching people for God.
The Fruits of the Spirit work together to draw and invite others to God’s love and acceptance. For example, love, the first fruit listed, could be called the gateway fruit – when it’s lived out by the Christian, other fruits are naturally enacted. Joy and peace can follow – because the Christian is walking in love towards others. Unbelievers will be touched, saved, and open to witnessing – if the believer is reaching out to them in love.
Goodness, longsuffering, kindness, and gentleness are a tight team as well, as each Fruit of the Spirit feeds right into the next. It is difficult to be kind without goodness, or gentle without being kind. God designed these fruits to fulfill and go along each other. As they are walked in daily out of habit, they become even more effective!
As believers become increasingly aware of the power of allowing the Holy Spirit to flow through them, instilling these Godly qualities, their victories in life increase. Unbelievers are drawn to God through His people, as they see a real living manifestation of fruit produced in their lives.
It’s important to remember that learning to walk in, and utilize, these Fruits of the Spirit characteristics is a two part process. God does His part by instilling the qualities in the believer and then believers must do their part – choose to walk in and use those qualities instead of the natural inclinations of the flesh. Beginning the new habit of walking with love, gentleness, or self-control is sometimes a fight against the old, self-satisfying way that unfortunately more and more people today are prone to.
In today’s world it seems far too many people are raised to believe what they want is the most important thing, or paramount. With the help of the Holy Spirit and transforming of the believer’s mind, it’s possible for Christians to show others how much greener the grass really is when they follow God’s ways instead of the fleshly ones that so many around them are directed by.
The Bible reminds us of this in Romans 12:2 (KJV) – “And be not conformed to this world: but be ye transformed by the renewing of your mind, that ye may prove what is that good, and acceptable, and perfect, will of God”.
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