The Fruit of the Spirit

"You should love thy neighbor as yourself" but if you go on biting and devouring one another, beware that you are not consumed by one another.

The Fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, generosity, faithfulness, gentleness and self control. It is our responsibility to take inventory of ourselves before we judge and condemn those beside us.  Are you perfect?  I know I'm not. How many times have we passed judgment on someone just because they've made a foolish remark or because they are physically different than you?  And, how many times have we made a foolish remark or been caught off guard appearing distarous, etc...only to be judged by our very own peers. In other words, before we condemn someone for having a innocent slip of the tongue or for doing something foolish (with no malicious intent) let's understand and remind ourselves that at one point or another in our very own lifetime we've made the same mistakes. We've appeared just as foolish as that person in-which you're passing judgement on.  We are human and imperfect creatures.  We make mistakes. We come in different shapes, sizes and color. Thank GOD for our uniqueness.  Let me iterate " if we go on biting and devouring one another, beware that you are not consumed by one another".  And, so if one day our paths should cross and you hear me say something foolish or appear funny looking to your standards, please keep in mind that I am flesh and I am an imperfect being. In return I will have the same courtesy towards you when you appear foolish in my eyes.