The Bible also says that love is a matter of conduct. Love is something we do — an action, not a feeling. The apostle John expressed it this way: “Let us not love with words or tongue but with actions and in truth” (1 John 3:18).

treat that person the way you want him or her to become.

God’s number one purpose in your life is to make you like Jesus Christ

When the Holy Spirit controls your life, he will produce in you nine positive characteristics: love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness, and self-control.

When you change your thoughts, you also change the way you feel. Stop thinking the thoughts that are getting you into trouble and start thinking thoughts that will get you where you want to go. Jesus said, “You will know the truth, and the truth will set you free” (John 8:32). When you base your life on truth — when you live with the right kind of

“Serve wholeheartedly, as if you were serving the Lord, not men, because you know that the Lord will reward everyone for whatever good he does” (6:7 – 8).

spiritual fruit, and that is what God talks about in Galatians 5:22 – 23: “But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness and self-control.” These nine qualities describe the character of a fruitful, productive Christian.

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Love is something we can choose to have. If it were a feeling, we could not command it. But we can command a choice, and love is a choice. It is controllable.