by bethwestcott | Jun 7, 2022 | Devotional, Discipline, Faith, Inspiration, learning and life, Self-control, spiritual fruit
Self-control/Temperance I was born with a sweet tooth and have struggled for all my adult life to curb my appetite for sweets and chocolate to control my weight and maintain a healthy body. As an author, I find it easy to succumb to the distractions that are...
by bethwestcott | May 31, 2022 | Devotional, Faith, Humility, Inspiration, learning and life, spiritual fruit
A Meek and Quiet Spirit Meek describes at least two important people in the Bible: Moses and Jesus. The NKJV uses the word humble about Moses in Numbers 12:3, and gentle about Jesus in Matthew 11:29. “Meekness” is translated “gentleness” in modern translations. Often...
by bethwestcott | May 24, 2022 | Devotional, Faith, Faithfulness, Inspiration, learning and life, spiritual fruit, stewardship
Lamentations 3:22,23 “It is of the Lord’s mercy that we are not consumed, because His compassions fail not. They are new every morning; great is Thy faithfulness.” God is faithful–He is loyal, trustworthy, dependable, and steadfast. I can trust Him. In Psalm...
by bethwestcott | May 17, 2022 | Choices;, Devotional, Faith, Inspiration, spiritual fruit
GOODNESS: DOING RIGHT Do you choose to do right? Have you ever known a good person? She seems to do and say the right things at the right time, makes people feel loved. He recognizes need and reaches out to help before you even realize there is a need. Have you ever...
by bethwestcott | May 10, 2022 | Devotional, Faith, Inspiration, kindness, spiritual fruit
Kindness (Gentleness) *KIND – sympathetic, friendly, gentle, tender-hearted, generous, etc. Kindness begins with allowing God’s Spirit to work in and through us. “But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, longsuffering, kindness…” Galatians 5:22 Kindness is...
by bethwestcott | May 3, 2022 | Devotional, Faith, Inspiration, learning and life, Patience, spiritual fruit
Patience – Testing Faith Do you ever fidget when you have to wait in a long line at a grocery store? How about in a doctor’s office? It seems like you wait forever for the doctor to see you for five or ten minutes. Does your toddler in a highchair cry or bang on...
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