TY - BOOK AU - Meyer,Joyce AU - Meyer, Joyce TI - Secrets to exceptional living: transforming your life through the fruit of the Spirit SN - 0446532010 AV - BV4501.3 .M495 2002 U1 - 234/.13 21 PY - 2002/// CY - New York, NY PB - Warner Faith KW - Fruit of the Spirit KW - Christian life N1 - Includes bibliographical references (pages 224-234); Introduction: A More Excellent Way of Living; 5 --; Part 1; Known by Our Fruit --; 1; The Good Fruit Will Keep You Where the Gifts Take You; 13 --; 2; Motivated by Our Gifts; 19 --; 3; Motivated (a Little Too Much) by the Gifts; 25; 4; Bearing Good Fruit from the Inside Out; 33 --; 5; Inspecting Fruit and Discerning Deception; 41 --; 6; Fruit for the Good Times and in Reserve for Other Times; 53 --; Part 2; Developing the Fruit --; 7; Love -- You Have It in You; 61; 8; Faithfulness -- Never Giving Up; 73 --; 9; Goodness -- Going About Doing Good; 89 --; 10; Patience -- Lacking Nothing; 109 --; 11; Kindness -- Easy to Get Along With; 129 --; 12; Peace -- Keeping It; 145 --; 13; Humility -- Strength under Control; 169; 14; Joy -- You Can Handle Anything When You Have This; 189 --; 15; Self-Control -- Making the Right Choices; 203 --; Prayer for a Personal Relationship with the Lord; 223 N2 - "Do you want to learn the secrets to leading a powerful, effective, fulfilling and rewarding life -- one that will help others achieve their goals as well? God has made available to us the means for leading an exceptional life when we recognize and focus on the things that He tells us are important. It is imortant to God that we have more love, joy and peace in our lives--more patience, kindness and goodness--more faithfulness, humility and self-control. Developing these attirbutes of God's nature, the fruit of the Spirit, empowers us to become all that God created us to be." --Back cover ER -