The Fast of Daniel – Day nineteen

The Balance of Faith

The works of the flesh:

Sexual immorality - the soul's desire to please the physical body;

Impurity - revolt against what the soul considers pure and righteous;

Lust - the soul’s excitement with sensuality; a desire to enjoy sex without any responsibility;

Idolatry - the soul’s worship of people, money, things or images. Worshiping or placing an importance on something other than the Lord God first;

Witchcraft - the practice of occult rituals involving spells, curses, incantations, sacrifices of food, drink, animals or even human beings, to witchdoctors or spirits. The celebration or commemoration of special days for particular saints;

Hatred - longstanding feelings of hostility, loathing, ill will or dislike;

Strife - arguments, endless disagreements, quarreling, friction;

Jealousy - insecurity caused by suspicion, or fear of a rival, in love or some other area of life, a feeling of weakness;

Envy - distress, anger or sorrow for another's success or joy, greed for something good that is being enjoyed by others;

Anger - fury, rage, annoyance, a desire for revenge;

Discord - disagreements, disharmony, quarrels, differences of opinion, fights, etc.;

Dissent - disagreement, dissension, discord;

Factions - rivalry between religious groups, athletic teams, political parties, etc.;

Drunkenness - binge drinking, intoxication, the addiction to alcohol;

Gluttony - the act of eating too much, an insatiable appetite, exceeding the limit of your stomach, etc..

... and the like; of which I tell you beforehand, just as I told you in times past, that those who practise such things will not inherit the Kingdom of God.Galatians 5:19-21

The Fruit of the Holy Spirit

...the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, longsuffering (patience), kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness, self-control. Against such there is no law.Galatians 5:22