Fruit of the Spirit ~ LOVE

There will be 9 months of the "Fruit of the Spirit" swap, we will focus on a different "fruit" each month. Along with this swap, there will be threads in the G.I.F.T. group forum that will go along with this swap. Be sure to check each month what fruit topic we will be working on. Please read through the whole swap description for how to engage in this swap.

"But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness and self-control. Against such things there is no law." ~ Galatians 5:22-23

July 2022 ~ LOVE (Strawberry)

Love, if it was a fruit, would be a strawberry — and not just because the color red is typically associated with love. Strawberries always grow in little bunches; togetherness is essential for them.

"Dear children let us not love with words or speech but with actions and in truth." ~ 1 John 3:18

Is your love unconditional? Or is your love most evident when everything goes your way? This type of fruit keeps on loving even when it’s difficult to show affection to others. The capacity to love grows out of the agape love from the heavenly Father.

During the month of July, work on LOVE by:

1. Read/Study scriptures about LOVE

2. Praying for your swap partners (sending to and receiving from)

3. Commenting in group forum threads that go with this swap

4. Applying yourself daily to improve on the Fruit of the Spirit

Once you have been assigned to your swap partner:

1. Pray for your partners (sending to and receiving from)

2. Post images/verses on each partners profile that goes along with the Fruit of the Spirit ~ July is LOVE and the fruit that represents it is Strawberry.

3. Send your partner (only the one assigned to you to send, not receive) a notecard telling them your thoughts on the fruit for that month, along with a surprise that goes along with the fruit for that month. Ideas: loose stickers or sticker sheet, notecard, memo sheets, postcard, fridge magnet, keychain, ATC, Etsy or Amazon gift. Anything that represents that fruit. You can choose the $ value according to what your budget allows.

There may be months that you can't find anything to go with the fruit that's represented for that month, if this happens you can send any other kind of fruit that you think represents the spiritual fruit for that month.

Please rate your swap partner promptly once you have received your notecard with surprise. Give a 5 rating if they met the swap requirements and give a heart if you feel it's deserved. Please don't base your rating on the $ value you receive.

I tried to explain this swap the best I could, but if it's still confusing to you, please comment below or message me.