Written By: Goedheid InniSkuur
| Photographer = | Luhan Smit & Antique van Wyk |
| Venue = | Goedheid InniSkuur |
| Flowers/Decor = | Goedheid InniSkuur |
| Groom and Bride = | Gavin & Shani Lombaard |
Since childhood we all have been taught on how to connect with others, how to care for others and how to love one another. In Galatians 5:22-23 it states, “but the fruit of the spirit is love, joy, peace, longsuffering, gentleness, goodness, faith, meekness, temperance: against such there is no law”. This passage does not only list the fruit of the spirit but provides significance on a series of virtues that are produced by the Holy spirit and not in human form.
This time of the year, we can all agree that we are tired and no longer in the mood for responsibilities nor people. Most of us are probably on a beach, far away from everyone with a spritzer in the one hand and a book in another. Not you? Okey, only me then. The fruit of the spirit is not something we can choose to switch off or on, it is something that should be practiced when you are down, when you are upset or when you have a good day. Being kind to people as my mother always said, “costs you nothing, just a smile and a kind word”. As I got older, I understood that statement more each passing day. God gives enough empathy to each of us to have ENOUGH compassion for others.
I often ask the question “What if it was me?”. If the way that I am acting, is it in line or do I wish that the person had more fruits of the spirit. These fruits make a huge change in your relationships. Whether it be your husband, parents, friends etc. God created us to be other-centred and not self-centred. To act and serve others, using physical acts or kind words. Building others up not tearing them down. To stand in a space when the person cannot without expecting anything in return.
At Goedheid InniSkuur we aim to do the abovementioned. We want to bear the fruits of the spirit successfully and most importantly we want to be other-centred.
