Galatians 5:22-25
22 But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness,
23 gentleness and self-control. Against such things there is no law.
24 Those who belong to Christ Jesus have crucified the sinful nature with its passions and desires.
25 Since we live by the Spirit, let us keep in step with the Spirit.

Do we have the fruit of the Spirit? Who produces this fruit? Do you realize that we can't produce it but only Holy Spirit? What we need to do is to just allow Holy Spirit to thrive in us by leaving room in our hearts, minds and life. That means we need to get out of the way from the Spirit. We have to put to death what belongs to our sinful nature. (It is like removing all thorns and thistles and weeds from a garden so that good tree can flourish and produce fruit) Stop living for ourselves but for Christ. Then the Spirit will produce the fruit.

A spiritual person will have all the qualities listed in his life. Those qualities will come only when we crucify the sinful nature with its passions and desires.

Let us make every effort to crucify the sinful nature with its passions and desires.

Application

List down what are the fruits of sinful nature you still have in you and prayerfully make clear plans to put to death all that belongs to the sinful nature. Enjoy the progress Spirit makes in you by having the fruit of the Spirit being produced in you.