The Fruit of the Spirit: Grown in Hard Ground

By Stephanie Lynn

Nine fruits. One Spirit. A lifetime of growing.

The Fruit of the Spirit: Grown in Hard Ground is a nine-chapter devotional walking through Galatians 5:22-23, one fruit at a time - love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness, and self-control.

This isn't a distant theology lesson. Each chapter pairs Scripture with real, lived experience - including some of the hardest seasons the author has walked through - showing what it actually costs to grow these fruits when life doesn't make it easy. You won't just read about patience; you'll see what it looks like to wait on God's timing when your own timeline feels impossibly slow. You won't just read about gentleness; you'll see what it looks like to choose it in a moment when anger would have been justified.

Each chapter includes:

A clear, Scripture-grounded teaching on what that fruit actually means (and what it doesn't)An honest personal story showing the fruit tested in real lifeReflection questions designed for personal study or small-group discussion

Whether you're walking through your own hard season or simply want to grow deeper in your faith, this study will meet you where you are - and remind you that the fruit that grows out of our hardest ground is often the most real of all.

Perfect for personal devotion, small group study, or anyone ready to let Scripture take root in the middle of real life.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: B0HH4F285C
• ISBN13: 9798170321995
• Release Date: August 2026
• Publisher: Independently published
• Length: 34 Pages
• Weight: 0.18 lbs.
• Dimensions: 9.0" x 0.1" x 6.0"