The brain is a wacky, wonderful thing. I try to listen to my Christian playlist before going to bed, otherwise my brain will dreg up some goofy song from a commercial to sing all night. The last song I listened to last night was “I Surrender All.” I hoped its beautiful words would resonate in my spirit all night.
“All to Jesus, I surrender. All to Him, I freely give. I will ever love and trust Him. In his presence daily live. I surrender all, I surrender all. All to Thee, my blessed Savior, I surrender all.”
My brain didn’t sing at all last night. Instead, I realized in that twilight sleep just before awakening, I was trying to remember all nine of the “Fruit of the Spirit.” I got to eight and could feel myself fussing about that last one. (I missed “faith/faithfulness.”)
“But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faith, gentleness, and self-control.” [Galatians 5:22-23 HCSB]
When I was finally awake, I realized that the Holy Spirit within me did something amazing. He connected the song I was singing before bed, “I Surrender All,” to the “Fruit of the Spirit.”
Somehow even in my sleep I realized you aren’t going to produce the “fruit” apart from the “surrender.” Amen & Amen