May 20 - National Pick Strawberries Day

Yum!  Depending on where you live in the nation, it just about time to start finding a spot to pick strawberries.  You should look for the plump, firm, and bright red ones.  The more red, the better -- in my opinion.  Did you know that some people say that strawberries are the only fruit that grow its seeds on the outside.  

Strawberries grow on a short plant and there are many different kinds of strawberries. They like to grown in the sun and need lots of water.  You can go to a big strawberry farm to pick your berries, or grow your own in your garden.  Fresh strawberries are absolutely the best and great on ice cream or just by themselves.  When I see strawberries in the grocery store it is very hard to walk by them without putting some in my cart.  I just feel drawn to them because they are just so yummy.

The fruit of the Spirit is listed in Galatians 5.  It is not really "fruit" like strawberries or bananas, but it is the attitudes and actions that we can look for in a Christian.  "Fruit" is a sign that something is alive and if you are a Christian -- a Jesus follower -- you will have the fruit of the Spirit and people will have a hard time not wanting to know more about us (kinda like the strawberries in the grocery store).

Look up Galatians 5:22-23 and make a list of the fruit of the Spirit. Maybe you already can say the fruit because you've learned the list from a song.  Then today, enjoy some strawberries (or strawberry jam) and think about how you can show other people that you have the fruit of the Spirit in your life.

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