A ‘Good’ Prayer Today's Three-minute Bible Study Print, Study and Apply Title: A ‘Good’ Prayer Keywords: "goodness” “prayer" Welcome to eXXit, the web site designed to help you stand strong in the face of sexual temptation. eXXit advertises itself as a Web site designed to help you "stand strong in the face of sexual temptation." In Galatians 5:22-23, the apostle Paul lists nine "fruit of the Spirit," fruit that the Holy Spirit produces in the life of the believer. Each of these fruits — if produced — will greatly aid a believer who seeks to "stand strong." At eXXit, we believe that: The fruit of the Spirit is produced in the life of a healthy Christian, just as apples appear on a healthy apple tree. If there is any love or joy or peace in a Christian, it is ultimately the work of God. Christians can cooperate with the Spirit's desire to produce His fruit in their lives by yieldedness, faith, obedience and involvement in ministry. We hope you enjoy and benefit from these meditations on Galatians 5! Send us any feedback. We'd love to know what you think. Passage: 2 Thessalonians 1:11* To this end also we pray for you always that our God may count you worthy of your calling, and fulfill every desire for goodness and the work of faith with power; Questions 1. Paul prays throughout many of his letters for Christians. In the verse above, he prays three things. What are they?   2. What desires for goodness fill your heart?   Practical help The battle to become a man (or woman) marked by “goodness” (moral excellence) is a spiritual battle. Paul’s tactic is the right one. He prays. He takes it for granted that the believers to whom he is writing desire goodness of various kinds. And he is confident that when his prayers energize the desires of their redeemed hearts, God will effect change and growth in them. Many men aspire to the specific “goodness” of freedom from the trap of pornography. They want to be liberated. Is that you? If so, it is God who has put that desire for wholesomeness and goodness within you. Access His power by means of prayer, as Paul did. eXXit homepage Index of three-minute studies Copyright 1999, 2003 by eXXit * "Scripture taken from the NEW AMERICAN STANDARD BIBLE®, © Copyright The Lockman Foundation 1960, 1962, 1963, 1968, 1971, 1972, 1973, 1975, 1977, 1995. Used by permission."