Step by Step: Growing in Faith, One Step at a Time. Sample

This passage is kind of like a barometer for our faith. It helps us know whether our thoughts, words, or actions are being motivated by what we want or by God’s Spirit—the Holy Spirit—in us. So, before we think, speak, or do anything, we can ask ourselves questions like: “Is this loving? Joyful? Peaceful? Patient? Kind? Good? Faithful? Gentle? Self-controlled?” Memorizing this passage will help you have that barometer for your thoughts, words, and actions in your heart all the time.

To begin memorizing this verse today, write it down somewhere. Put it on your mirror, in your locker, or on a note in your room. Each time you see it, work to memorize it!