Example of Heavenly Wisdom bearing good fruit:
Cody was talking with John and his son about how to bear good fruit.

“Here’s how the Lord worked on me to bear the fruit of the Spirit. I am not by nature a patient person. I can be really pushy and irritated by slow people, especially if I have to work with them.

“On one ranch where I worked there was a young helper named Tye. He was a nice kid, but he was slow. When we were digging post holes, I could do five for each one he did. That didn’t bother me, as I could move as fast as I wanted. But when we had to do things together, like in building something or herding cows, it drove me to distraction. He would drag behind, making us all wait.

Then, as I was reading in Psalm 31, I was struck by verse 15, “My times are in your hands.” I suddenly realized that God is in control of the events around me. I could relax in this knowledge and not let Tye’s slowness irritate me.

“The interesting thing was, as I had the fruit of patience growing my life, Tye became much more open to direction in how to work faster!”

Picture: Cody looking for slow working Tye.