Author: Kimyetta Hayden

One of my goals for 2010 was to study and implement the fruit of the spirit from Galatians Chapter 5 in the Bible.  I took a wonderful online bible study course from Beth Moore entitled Living Beyond Yourself.

It was only a 10-week course, however, it took me nine months to complete. It was challenging. There were moments when I couldn’t take the heaviness of the material because I was quite convicted. And yet, I trudged through it. 

Throughout the year, I was presented with several challenging situations that tested whether my fruit was developed or not. It was sobering. I cried. I laughed. I danced. I screamed. I prayed.

I went through every emotion while going through the course and I came out victorious. I can look back at the year and say with confidence that I have much more developed “fruit on my tree” than this time last year. Now, here comes the fun part… maintaining the fruit. It’s a journey!