These declarations are not a list of laws to obey or rules to keep.
This is a list of fruit.
Fruitfulness is the natural result of a branch drawing sap from the trunk.
I am patient.
I am kind.
I do not envy.
I do not boast.
I am not proud.
I am not rude.
I am not self-seeking.
I am not easily angered.
I keep no record of wrongs.
I do not delight in evil.
I rejoice in truth.
I always protect.
I always trust God.
I always have hope.
I always persevere.

