Below is a brief listing of each of element of the Fruit of the Spirit. In the self-evaluation column, write down how you think you're doing, but more importantly, write down what progress you've made over the semester, why you haven't done more, and what your plans are for the future.
 

Fruit	Description	Self Evaluation
Love	Extension of oneself for the benefit of others. True agape-based selflessness.
Joy	Giving thanks in all circumstances; realizing that a lack of joy comes largely from sin.
Peace	Freedom from anxiety. The ability to be at ease in all circumstances, focused on being faithful rather than successful.
Patience	Being forgiving and slow to anger, unflappable, willing to wait.
Gentleness	Understanding your own power and the vulnerability of those around us. Going out of your way to be softest with those who are weakest.
Goodness	Having a genuine, inner desire for the happiness of others, and then working to bring it about.
Faith	Active faithfulness. (1) Holding on, even when it is appealing to find something more tangible to rely on; (2) Letting go and counting on God.
Meekness	Submitting to the authority of others, especially when we have the means and desire to do otherwise.
Temperance	Moderation, especially in material things. Living simply, without excess or self-indulgence.

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