Galatians 5:22-23 -- On Spiritual Fulfillment

"But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, longsuffering, gentleness, goodness, faith,
Meekness, temperance: against such there is no law."
Galatians 5:22-23


I was thinking today that this is a good checklist to check to see if we are on track. We largely know what not to do, for instance that contention is of the devil (3 Nephi 11:29), but we don't always know how to tell average from spiritual until we lose the spirit, which is often noticable by its absence in our lives... we feel wrong, and like something is missing.

I kind of also like the idea that there are no laws against these things. I mean, obviously we can twist things to our own interpretation, but as long as we try not to do that, then these are basically freebies. As long as we're doing these good things, we don't have to stress about doing something wrong. These are the things that will fill us up when there are holes in our lives. To make sure we're seeking the spirit in our lives, maybe these are some things that we can seek to incorporate into our actions and interactions today.