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The Fruit of the Spirit |
This practical guide to enjoying the fruit of the Spirit is adapted from extracts of Find Peace in the Storm. The full webpage is recommended because it contains all of the following plus much other valuable information. The following, however, is less reading and zeros in on the fruit of the Spirit. Can you conceive of anything in the entire universe more beautiful than the fruit of the Spirit? The only contender is the heart of God himself and that is where the fruit of Spirit reside in exquisite perfection and infinite extent. The goal of this webpage is entirely practical: to discover how to live in the abundance of the Spirits exquisite fruit. In both biblical Greek and Hebrew (and even older English) fruit is a rich word. The term is not limited to just an aspect of plant reproduction but includes human reproduction (children). So fruit of the Spirit could be translated the Holy Spirits offspring or child (Proof). Just as physical intimacy with a human produces physical offspring, so intimacy with the Spirit of God produces spiritual offspring. What a beautiful thought! But heres the rub: when two people love each other so much that they become one, their offspring becomes a unique creation that bears the characteristics of both parents. God loves us so passionately that he wants a similar blending of his characteristics and ours in all the offspring resulting from our intimacy with him. I was first hit by this decades ago when I desperately wanted my writing to be totally of God. I was initially annoyed at Gods refusal to over-ride my role in the creative process and reduce me to a dictating machine. Even in the inspired original text of the Bible, the individual literary style of each human writer shines through. (For more about the interaction between our efforts and Gods, see Partnership with God.) Just as Naamans miraculous healing hinged on whether he decided to dip in the Jordan (2 Kings 5:10-14), God lets us determine the extent to which he moves in our lives. In fact, The Almighty so humbles himself that in the entire biblical record of Gods acts, the Omnipotent One did almost nothing without rendering himself dependent upon human help (Biblical Examples). God is not remotely like a drug pusher and his love, joy, peace etc. are not some heavenly version of dope. Regardless of how unworthy we might think ourselves, God loves, honors and trusts us so much that he refuses to reduce us to automatons but insists on moving in partnership with us. Whether it be spiritual gifts or any other aspect of the Christian life, God yearns not to do it all himself but for us to play a significant role. Us enjoying the fruit of the Spirit is no exception to this divine principle.
Proverbs 4:18 The path of the righteous is like the first gleam of dawn, shining ever brighter till the full light of day.
Mark 4:26,28 . . . This is what the kingdom of God is like. . . . first the stalk, then the head, then the full kernel in the head.
Ephesians 4:15 . . . we will in all things
Colossians 2:19 . . . the Head, from whom the whole body, supported and held together by its ligaments and sinews, grows as God causes it to grow.
2 Thessalonians 1:3 . . . your faith is
1 Peter 2:2 Like newborn babies, crave pure spiritual milk, so that by it you may
2 Peter 3:18 But (Emphasis mine.) Despite us wanting everything immediately, the Bible keeps insisting that spiritual things grow. Seldom, if ever, do they arrive fully developed in a Christians life. Moreover, even for the divine elements within a Christian, there is a human contribution that inevitably renders them less than perfect, just as a little childs best efforts are imperfect and yet they still delight a loving fathers heart. As much as we might wish it were otherwise, it is unbiblical to expect in this life, love, joy, peace or whatever that is never seriously challenged. 1 Peter 4:12 Dear friends, do not be surprised at the painful trial you are suffering, as though something strange were happening to you. Not only does enjoying the fruit of the Spirit take more faith than I had once supposed, even when you do, it often takes faith just to believe that it is truly supernatural and not merely mind over matter. To be honest, I find that disappointing. The truth, however, is that faith is critical to every part of the Christian life. Surprisingly many spiritual experiences that we imagine would be dramatic enough to boost our faith if they happened to us turn out to be more subtle that we expect and in the cold light of day take faith to believe they were actually supernatural. (For a biblical example, see Faith Boost Fizzler.) The fruit of the Spirit is no exception. We imagine we crave some experience that boosts our faith but by that we really mean we want to experience something that is so compelling that we dont need faith. Faith grows only when everything within us screams the opposite. Faith is spiritual muscle. It must be exercised if it is to grow or even be maintained. Isaiah 26:3 You will keep in perfect peace him whose mind is steadfast, because he trusts in you. Note how peace is contingent upon keeping ones mind steadfast and on trusting God. This applies equally to the rest of the fruit of the Spirit. The role of a steadfast mind is expounded here: James 1:5-6 . . . he should ask God, who gives generously to all without finding fault, and it will be given to him. But when he asks, he must believe and not doubt, because he who doubts is like a wave of the sea, blown and tossed by the wind. Mention of the sea takes me full circle by bringing my mind back to another reference in Isaiah to peace: Isaiah 57:20-21 But the wicked are like the tossing sea, which cannot rest, whose waves cast up mire and mud. There is no peace, says my God, for the wicked. Peace, and the rest of the Spirits fruit, comes from being resolute and unwavering, both in ones commitment to be godly and in ones conviction that God is good and is passionately devoted to our highest good. Learning not to waver is like learning to ride a bike: it takes time, and one is sure to be wobbly at first. Falling off the bike is not a defeat nor an indication of ungodliness; it is part of the learning process. Likewise, living is peace is learned through practice and it is normal for early efforts to look pathetic even though it is the path to success. Faith and prayer are indispensable to every part of the Christian walk. It is a serious mistake, however, to try to pervert these precious gifts into an excuse for spiritual laziness. Too often we find ourselves waiting for God to answer our prayer, when he is waiting for us to act (see Enlightening Scriptures). For example, we can be praying for peace, when God is waiting for us to dispel fear and worry by building up our faith through praising God. We can be waiting for God to zap us with self-control, when he is waiting for us to die to self. We can be believing God for a soft life when God is expecting us to use trials as a training regime to develop Christlike character. We can want Gods peace as a sleeping pill, when what is keeping us awake is our refusal to make peace with someone by forgiving him. We need less gimmes in our prayers give me gooey feelings, give me bliss, give me a lazy, carefree life and more thankyous and showmes. We need more prayers like: * Thank you that you will bring me through this. * Thank you that you are continually sustaining me and blessing me more than I realize. * Show me my current concerns from your holy, eternal perspective. * Show me what I must do to be Christlike to delight you, to live in holiness, to walk with you in love, joy, peace, etc. We must take this seriously: James 4:3 When you ask, you do not receive, because you ask with wrong motives, that you may spend what you get on your pleasures. My rough count reveals at least 89 instances in the Bible when God either directly or through a divinely inspired spokesperson (such as an angel or prophet) told people not to be afraid. Include times when he told people not to worry or be anxious and you pass the hundred mark and still more if you include telling people to go in peace. You have probably met this so often in your Bible reading that you find it unremarkable. So let me pose this question: why did the Almighty Prince of Peace repeatedly go to the effort of making such statements rather than simply zapping those people with peace as if firing a celestial tranquilizer gun? Being overwhelmed by powerful waves of peace is as empty as a drug-induced haze, relative to the God of infinite knowledge and power the God who cannot lie and whose love for you is more vast than the universe stating that everything is okay. To prefer feelings is like preferring $5 in cash over a check for a billion dollars. What makes it interesting is that, unlike the trifling amount of cash, a check requires faith in the person who signed it. The above applies equally to the rest of the fruit of the Spirit Many people fall into temptation because they keep waiting for God to do what he expects us to do: to put in the effort. Likewise, many of us miss out on much love, joy, peace or whatever because we are idly waiting for a miracle rather than putting in the required effort to take God at his word and act on it. It is like Peter walking on water: even though the result was supernatural, when Jesus said Come, he still had to take Jesus at his word, climb out of the boat and start walking (Matthew 14:29). Whether it be Moses having to throw his rod on the ground before it turned into a snake, the Israelites having to march around and around and around Jericho before the walls fell, the servants having to draw the water before it turned into wine, or so very many other biblical examples, miracles almost always hinge on people doing something natural before the supernatural manifests itself. Yes, the Omnipotent Lord could (and occasionally does) miraculously give love, joy, self-control or whatever when the human participants put in little or no effort, but Gods usual preference is for miracles to be a partnership between us and him, and if we do not do our part, the miracle will never occur. I used to naively assume that if God gave me peace I would be enveloped by the blissful feeling no matter what; if God gave me joy, Id be blissful no matter what; if God gave me love, Ive be overwhelmed with gooey feelings towards people, and so on. But gifts dont operate that way. If I gave you a warm blanket on a cold night, what you do with my gift is up to you. To enjoy the blanket you must choose to snuggle into it and stay in its warmth. If you decide you dont deserve my generosity, or object to its color, you can push it aside and shiver in the cold, no matter how cozy the blanket is. Here is an intriguing Scripture: Hebrews 12:11 No discipline seems pleasant at the time, but painful. Later on, however, it produces a harvest of righteousness and peace for those who have been trained by it. (Emphasis mine.) Note how peace a fruit of the Spirit is linked in this verse with training. We are instantly granted Jesus righteousness when we place our faith in him and yet for us to daily live righteous lives we must learn how to exercise our Christ-bought power over temptation. Likewise, it takes training before we can daily live in peace. This principle applies to all the fruit of the Spirit. As little children, we had to learn how to walk. We would fall and cry but we kept trying until we finally mastered the art. Similarly, we need to learn how to walk in the Spirit, the result of which is the fruit of the Spirit. Note also this: 1 Peter 3:11 He must turn from evil and do good; he must seek peace and pursue it. (Emphasis mine.) So here, too, we see that righteousness and peace takes effort on our part. Romans 14:19 Let us therefore make every effort to do what leads to peace and to mutual edification. (Emphasis mine.) The Bible keeps emphasizing this: John 14:27 Peace I leave with you; my peace I give you. I do not give to you as the world gives. Do not let your hearts be troubled and do not be afraid. This is crystal clear: even when Jesus gives his peace, we still have to choose not to let our hearts be troubled and not to be afraid. This dovetails with: Philippians 4:6-7 Do not be anxious about anything, but in everything, by prayer and petition, with thanksgiving, present your requests to God. And the peace of God, which transcends all understanding, will guard your hearts and your minds in Christ Jesus. Despite this text strongly emphasizing the supernatural nature of this peace, we see yet again that enjoying this stupendous gift hinges on us striving to not be anxious about anything. For further confirmation that the fruit of the Spirit takes effort on our part lets sample some more of the Spirits fruit. For an overview, lets select the first and the last in the divinely inspired list. The romantic emotion that hits a person independent of his or her will is not biblical love. No matter how much love God gives us, it still comes down to whether we keep deciding to resist the temptation to be selfish. Similarly, just because the Spirit gives us self-control does not mean we can never sin. Regardless of how Spirit-filled we are, how much we live in love and self-control is our choice. Likewise, no matter how much peace God gives us, whether we live in that peace or let fear, doubt and worry dominate us, depends upon our moment-by-moment decisions. This is confirmed by the following: Colossians 3:14-15 And over all these virtues put on love . . . Let the peace of Christ rule in your hearts . . . (Emphasis mine.) Neither love nor peace is something that is automatic for Christians. You must keep choosing to put on love and to let the peace of Christ rule in your hearts. So far we have looked at love, peace and self-control and all both these products of divine intimacy require effort on our part. Is this just coincidence? Lets examine yet another: faithfulness. Jesus repeatedly said such things as: Matthew 25:23 . . . Well done, good and faithful servant! You have been faithful with a few things; I will put you in charge of many things. Come and share your masters happiness! So faithfulness is clearly an achievement; something worthy of commendation and reward not something that comes effortlessly. But what if we follow the King James rendering and take this reference in the fruit of the Spirit as referring not to faithfulness but to faith? Remarkably, the conclusion is identical. For example, we find Jesus repeatedly praising or rebuking people according to their level of faith. It hardly takes a genius to realize that patience, kindness, goodness and gentleness fall into the same category. They are all virtues, moral achievements, praise-worthy acts. Having now looked at more than two-thirds of the Spirits fruit and consistently found them to be praise-worthy decisions, not feelings, isnt it safe to assume that that this applies to all the fruit of the Spirit, including peace? Perhaps you find joy a sticking point. If one part of this divine list of the Spirits fruit is a feeling, not a decision, we might be left with a nagging doubt that perhaps another is likewise not a decision we make. Like love, however, the Bible keeps commanding us to rejoice and be joyful:
Deuteronomy 16:14 Be joyful at your Feast . . .
Deuteronomy 28:47-48 Because you did not serve the LORD your God joyfully and gladly in the time of prosperity . . . you will serve the enemies the LORD sends against you. . . .
Psalms 100:2 Worship the LORD with gladness . . .
Luke 6:22-23 Blessed are you when men hate you, when they exclude you and insult you and reject your name as evil, because of the Son of Man. Rejoice in that day and leap for joy . . .
Romans 12:12
Philippians 4:4 Rejoice in the Lord always. I will say it again: Rejoice!
James 1:2 Consider it pure joy, my brothers, whenever you face trials of many kinds
1 Thessalonians 5:16 Be joyful always Clearly, for anyone other than an idiot to command anything, it must be something the person has the power to choose to do. If joy were merely a feeling that occurs because of circumstances or a sovereign act of God, scriptures such as the above would be nonsensical. So, as we have kept finding with the fruit of the Spirit, joy is a virtue. It is an on-going decision; the product of a daily resolve to rejoice in God; to delight in him no matter what circumstances we face: Habakkuk 3:17-18 Though the fig tree does not bud and there are no grapes on the vines, though the olive crop fails and the fields produce no food, though there are no sheep in the pen and no cattle in the stalls, [i.e. even if everything goes wrong and I am facing financial ruin and possible starvation] yet I will rejoice in the LORD, I will be joyful in God my Savior. The Bible categorizes peace and peace not with sovereign acts of God but with virtues and moral achievements such as patience, goodness, faithfulness, and self-control. Moreover, we found that these products of divine intimacy are not plopped full grown into our lap but take much effort on our part to develop. There is a strong biblical connection between the fruit of the Spirit and dying to self: Galatians 5: 22-24 But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, . . . and self-control. Against such things there is no law. Those who belong to Christ Jesus have crucified the sinful nature with its passions and desires. Some people feel as if the only way to have joy or peace is to try to have full control of their circumstances. The reality, of course, is that this is doomed because no one can control all of his or her circumstances. In fact, lasting joy and peace necessitates us relinquishing our efforts to control our circumstances and letting God assume full control of every aspect of our lives. The theoretical advantages of dying to self are undeniable: go to any extreme you wish to threaten a corpse, slander it, rob it, torture it, terrify it or expose it to great danger, and it will remain unmoved. Reaching that degree of disinterest while ones heart is still beating, however, is quite another matter. Moreover, we fear what we wrongly perceive as frightening disadvantages associated with dying to self. These supposed disadvantages are exploded in the Spiritual Secrets link at the end of this webpage. The fundamental key to finding the peace that transcends all understanding and all the rest of the Spirits fruit is to reach that point of yielding to God where nothing (not life, happiness, material things, relationships, reputation, vocation, avoiding suffering, or anything else) really matters to you except God and him having his holy, wise and loving way in every aspect of your life. If, for example, everything you regard as your treasure is in heaven, you will not fear losing your job, being robbed, or a global financial meltdown. Reaching this point of abandonment and trust, however, is not easy. One key is to not wait for a crisis but even when things are going swimmingly to continually practice these Scriptures:
Colossians 3:2 Set your minds on things above, not on earthly things.
Psalm 49:16 Do not be overawed when a man grows rich, when the splendor of his house increases; for he will take nothing with him when he dies, his splendor will not descend with him.
Psalm 62:10 . . . though your riches increase, do not set your heart on them.
Psalm 119:36 Turn my heart toward your statutes and not toward selfish gain.
Psalm 119:37 Turn my eyes away from worthless things; preserve my life according to your word.
Luke 12:15 . . . Watch out! Be on your guard against all kinds of greed; a mans life does not consist in the abundance of his possessions.
Romans 8:5 . . . those who live in accordance with the Spirit have their minds set on what the Spirit desires.
1 John 2:15,17 Do not love the world or anything in the world. If anyone loves the world, the love of the Father is not in him. . . . The world and its desires pass away, but the man who does the will of God lives forever. Dying to self doesnt mean ceasing to care about people people are infinitely important to the God of love. It doesnt mean giving up through God we are winners. It doesnt mean ceasing to put in enormous effort Jesus sweat until it was like blood. Dying to self means no longer trying to get things for yourself whether protection, fulfillment, achievement, peace or whatever. Such things are no longer your concern. If they come, praise God; if they dont, it doesnt matter. All that matters is God, because his way is perfect and can never be improved on. And when that attitude floods your heart, you have peace no matter what horrors are exploding around you. Some scholars make much of the Bible saying, The fruit of the Spirit is . . . rather than, The fruits of the Spirit are . . . If someone learning English asked what part of an apple is the fruit, you would reply, The fruit is the skin, flesh, core and seeds, just as the Bible says the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace and so on. The various elements of an apple are not fruits. It is only fruit when all the elements form one whole, by being united in the way that God grows fruit. Each element is so dependent upon the others that if just one element the skin, the core, or whatever were removed from a fruit growing on a tree, the entire fruit would soon begin to rot. Every part of the Spirits fruit is not only from the same source our intimacy with God every part is a facet of the one jewel or, looked at another way, a vital organ of the same divinely-conceived baby. The list begins with love, the very thing Scripture says is of extreme importance:
Mark 12:2831 . . . Of all the commandments, which is the most important?
1 Corinthians 12:31 and the next verse But eagerly desire the greater gifts. And now I will show you the most excellent way. . . . love . . .
1 Corinthians 13:2-3 If I have the gift of prophecy and can fathom all mysteries and all knowledge, and if I have a faith that can move mountains, but have not love, I am nothing. If I give all I possess to the poor and surrender my body to the flames, but have not love, I gain nothing.
1 Corinthians 13:13 And now these three remain: faith, hope and love. But the greatest of these is love. Some scholars see all of the fruit of the Spirit as a manifestation of love. After all, love is patient and kind. It drives one to be faithful, gentle and self-controlled. The various parts of the fruit of the Spirit are even more intermeshed than this, however. How can anyone be good without being loving, patient, kind, faithful, gentle and self-controlled? All of the fruit of the Spirit are essential for joy and peace (See, for example The Interconnection between Peace and the Rest of the Fruit of the Spirit ). On and on one could go, finding more and more links and interdependence between all of the fruit of the Spirit. A vast number of Scriptures link righteousness with various gifts of the Spirit. For example:
1 Timothy 6:11 But you, man of God, flee from all this, and pursue righteousness, godliness, faith, love, endurance and gentleness.
Romans 14:17 For the kingdom of God is . . . of righteousness, peace and joy in the Holy Spirit
Psalms 85:10 Love and faithfulness meet together; righteousness and peace kiss each other. This link with righteousness is not surprising: to have the fruit of the Spirit, one must have abandoned the works of the flesh (Galatians 5:19-21) and live by Spirit (Galatians 5:25), which involves being in submission to his holy ways: Romans 8:6-7, 13-14 The mind of sinful man is death, but the mind controlled by the Spirit is life and peace, the sinful mind is hostile to God. It does not submit to Gods law, nor can it do so. . . . For if you live according to the sinful nature, you will die; but if by the Spirit you put to death the misdeeds of the body, you will live, because those who are led by the Spirit of God are sons of God. Peace cannot survive in a spiritual vacuum. Lasting peace is impossible except by nurturing all the rest of the fruit of the Spirit, plus prayer, thanksgiving, righteousness and every other aspect of godly living you can think of. This is equally true for the rest of the fruit of the Spirit. Each part is totally dependent upon the rest. Each aspect of the Spirits fruit arrives permanently melded to every other quality God expects his children to manifest. All Godly qualities are like essential bodily organs than can survive without each other no more than your brain could survive without the rest of your body. Or look at this way: Christ needs to dwell in us:
Galatians 4:19 My dear children, for whom I am again in the pains of childbirth until Christ is formed in you
John 14:23 . . . If anyone loves me, he will obey my teaching. My Father will love him, and we will come to him and make our home with him. No one can carve up the holy Son of God, saying, for example, his joy can enter but not the rest of him. You cannot invite the Prince of Peace to reign in your heart without extending the same invitation to the Lord of lords. The same person is both the forgiving Savior and the terrifying holy Lord who stays set apart from sinners. The one who stoops to lift us up remains the one before whom we must bow. He is both the lamb and the lion. He who is mindful of our every weakness is a consuming fire. There is healing in his wings but he comes as the sun of righteousness. He who came not to judge will return as Judge. ( Scriptures pertinent to this paragraph.) We cannot have any part of the fruit of the Spirit without devoting ourselves to everything else that is Christlike. If seeking any of the Spirits fruit means we are seeking an easy life, we are hurtling headlong into a spiritual crisis. We will get very frustrated with God until we finally realize that his plans for us are far higher and nobler than most of us dream. We want to feel good; he wants us to be good. We long to be comfortable; he longs for us to be great achievers and spiritual champions.
Romans 8:17 . . . heirs of God and co-heirs with Christ, if indeed we share in his sufferings in order that we may also share in his glory.
2 Timothy 2:3 Endure hardship with us like a good soldier of Christ Jesus.
2 Timothy 2:12 if we endure, we will also reign with him. . . . We want joy or other parts of the Spirits fruit to be something we dont have to work at. We hope for a divine miracle that requires little or no input from us. But despite being all-powerful, the God of love is into partnership, not domination. He is into relationship and faith. He yearns for regal children, not slaves; Christlike confidants, not robots; moral achievers, not drugged-out zombies. Peace, joy and each of the rest of the Spirits fruit is a virtue; a praise-worthy achievement that requires divine help but demands our full-blooded cooperation and input. Like the love the Bible keeps commanding, every part of the fruit of the Spirit is a decision, not a feeling. We overcome fear by taking Christs hand and facing our fears. Likewise, we overcome inner turmoil, not by trying to push it down and pretending everything is fine, but by facing those issues with Christ, acknowledging their intensity and pouring out our heart to God until they are resolved. Just as leprous Naaman had to humble himself by dipping in the dirty Jordan before God acted, so for God to bring about inner healing we might have to humble ourselves by seeking human counsel. We have noted that all of the Spirits fruit is a product of our union with God. Merely signing a marriage license will not cause anyone to be fruitful and multiply. To have many children takes years of frequent intimacy with ones partner. And children are a huge responsibility. It takes much effort and commitment to properly look after and train children. As with the natural, so it is with the spiritual. The Spirit of God is overflowing with love, joy, peace, etc. The closer we get to God, the more we will become like him. The more we get to know God, letting him share with us what is on his heart, the more we will be able to view from his perspective everything that worries, frightens, annoys, frustrates or defeats us. Seeing people, events and circumstances as God sees them will transform our outlook, incrementally filling our hearts with more and more love, joy, peace and every other aspect of the fruit of the Spirit. It takes time to gain Gods view of the universe, and continual effort to train ourselves to keep seeing things Gods way when it is so easy to revert to our old, human way of seeing things. Taking on Gods perspective is related to dying to self denying ourselves our old, human way of seeing, believing and acting and accepting Gods way as the right way. This is not a one-off spiritual experience but a daily occurrence: Luke 9:23 . . . If anyone would come after me, he must deny himself and take up his cross daily and follow me. (Emphasis mine.) 1 Corinthians 15:31 I die every day . . . I could have sought popularity by pandering wishful thinking about fruit of the Spirit. Rather than set you up for bewildered disappointment, however, I have sought to be ruthlessly honest about what the Bible really teaches. It turns out that joy is not heavens drug; it is an achievement. Peace is not a tranquilizer gun that God keeps in hand for emergencies. It is the product of continual intimacy with God; of daily following Scriptures directive to store up treasure in heaven, not on earth; to fix our minds on things above; to die to self and declare with the great Apostle, For to me, to live is Christ . . . And so it is with all of the Spirits fruit. We will never find the peace of God in a piece of God. For any part of the Spirits fruit we need all of God. For Gods peace to rule in your heart, God himself must rule in your heart. The fruit of the Spirit is not found in a box of spiritual trinkets we can rummage through and select whatever titillates us. It comes inseparably melded to everything else that together makes Gods heart. Having it necessitates not only acting as if we have the heart of God but, through the miracle of spiritual new birth and daily dying to self, actually having his very heart throbbing within us; driving our thoughts and deeds every moment of every day. Those who seek the benefits of a Spirit-filled live will never find them, just as those who seek to save their lives will lose their lives (Luke 9:24). We come alive to God by dying to self by surrendering all claim to our comfort and desires. We have the peace of God when the God of peace has us. And so it is with all of the fruit, but even then, God has promised us troubles and trials. They will seems a curse and yet they will end up making us Christlike. By uniting with Jesus, letting him be your leader and inspiration as you keep crucifying the flesh and making Christlike decisions. The result with bring glory to God and to you. 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Ivory Coast international Jean-Jacques Gosso has revealed he would welcome a move to Everton from Turkish side Orduspor.The highly-rated holding midfielder has previously enjoyed spells in Israel and France but the 29-year-old has made no secret of his desire to test himself in the Premier League.Gosso claims he too has heard the rumours about a possible switch to Goodison Park and while he would love the opportunity to play for David Moyes' side, he admits at this stage there has been no dialogue between the relevant parties.He said: "I am very interested if there is an option for me in England."My dream has always been to play in the Premier League and prove myself against midfielders and strikers at the top level."Everton? They are a fantastic team."I know David Moyes likes players who put a shift in, so if he is interested in me, like I am hearing, that means I must be doing something right."Everton are one of the biggest clubs in England, but I have heard nothing official as yet."At the moment I am still in France waiting for pre-season to start."
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As long as you don't change the barrel length to under 106mm, nothing changes legal-wise.
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: I need a replacement slide for one of my CZ 75s. While I was talking to some of my old shooting buddies one of them suggested that I pick up a compact CZ 75 Slide, keep the original barrel and later on I could have the barrel ported, or add on a compensator and it would keep to overall size of the CZ. So figuring this was a good idea I logged on to a CZ forum and asked two questions.
: Can I place a CZ 75 compact slide on an older CZ 75 model using the original barrel, firing pin, springs ect… without any major gunsmithing work?
: And did anyone know where I could pick up a replacement slide, either compact or full size for my older model CZ 75?
: One of the replies I got back suggested that this could be illegal as changing to a compact slide would make the firearm prohibited. In my day it was the barrel length that would have made it a prohibited firearm not the slide length.
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: Would replacing the slide with a compact slide be illegal in Canada if I haven't changes the barrel length?
: By the way I still haven't gotten an answer to my original question on the other post, so if anyone here can help me that would be great.
: Can I put a compact slide on my older CZ 75 using the parts from the original slide?
: And where can I order a replacement slide (compact or full size) for my older model 75?
: Local people I've checked with can get a replacement slide for the newer model CZ 75, but they can't tell me if that slide will work on my older model 75 due to the style changes in the gun these last 10 years.
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Carefully cut out the blade with the craft knife (i almost cut myself multiple times, please be careful!) It won't slice all the way through at first, so do it twice. make sure to have something underneath it so you don't ruin the surface you are working on.step 4.
Sand down the areas that are a little rusty and then start priming it for the spray paint, use the pva glue and give it multiple coats until it feels and looks pretty solidstep 5.
get the pvc pipe and put it over a source of heat (i used the hob) use a pair of tongs so you don't burn yourself. and then put it down on a surface and press down with a cloth over it. After that, it should be a squashed pipe 🙂step 6.
build up the shape using newspaper and tape.
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Hi all. Really appreciated any help you could give me on my serve. I recently change the serve motion. About 2 months ago. Now I get the racquet up first before tossing the ball. This was suggested by my coach in order to correct my trophy position. I used to keep the dominant arm too close to my body witch prevented my to accelerate as quickly as I could to the ball. From the video I can see that I still do that a little bit. Its not a bad serve. I am a 3.5 player.. if you can see the ball hits the back fence before the second bounce... anyway.. I think i am more worried about how the serve looks than how the ball goes. The thing is I am pretty tall and I feel I could have a faster serve.. but that arm tucked near the body.. just prevents me from acceleration. Any tips in this? Anyway.. I could use your help in any other points regarding the serve. Thanks in advance. http://youtu.be/bL-VEgaDqkA http://youtu.be/1clAkVrTg2k
You're falling off to the left. Your racket is wandering down during the forward swing loop, so you get no preload on the wrist, losing lots of swingspeed. Racket should point upwards, then on the start of the forward swing, a RELAXED wrist allows the momentum of the rackethead to drop the racket. Your swing, as is, is very slow. Thrust up and forward on each and every serve.
Thanks. I can see that I am falling to the left. When the ball is at its highest point..my racquet should still be pointing up? Thanks
luiscorreia, Do you have an injured shoulder? As you've already noted, you need to keep your elbow of your hitting arm from collapsing against the body. Just keep it up and out. Also, I wouldn't advise pausing in your racket drop position. Time your pause at the trophy position, don't move from trophy to racket drop, pause, and then swing up at the ball. Keeping your elbow high, pause at the trophy position and then let the hand lag as your shoulders turn up toward the ball and your elbow moves toward the ball. It should look more like throwing. And the movement from trophy to contact should be continuous.
Yes.. I had surgery 3 years ago. But it is ok now. Maybe its just muscle memory. Funny you picked that up.
It just looked like the sort of motion one might adopt to protect his shoulder. My suggestion would be for you to try the tennis ball in a tube sock method of getting a nice easy racket drop and timing. Take a long tube sock and put a tennis ball in one end. The idea is to take a nice relaxed serve swing and have the ball travel in a smooth drop and then accelerate to contact. If done properly, the serve shouldn't be forced, which helps protect your shoulder and would eliminate the pause at the racket drop.
Not bad looking serves, in terms of final result, but the form is I agree, leaves work to be done. I think your coach probably had a point in getting you to get that hitting arm up before tossing, but if you want to "make it look pretty" as tehy say, your gonna have to bring that arm up either: 1. as you toss. or 2. lagging a little bit after the toss. Idon't like the tube socks drill so much but I usually just practice shadow swinging the serve maybe 4-5 times, then the 5th time or so you actually hit the ball. REcord that. Try and get into a smooth rhythm and groove that shot. Also watch the guys with serves you think look nice. ie. a federer or a sampras or whomever you choose. Try and incorporate their smooth, fluid motion into your serve. good luck.
Thanks. Today i sarted doing just that. i sarted to go back to down together, up together. These two months where good to gain muscle memory, and today my pro was eally able to give me a tip that I could understand...ita funny..but some tips ressonate better. Know I understand what is a continuous motion on my serve. Need to practice more.
How about the tossing arm. Do you guys think that it comes down too soon? Its something I have been told..but sinçe no one commented on it... Maybe its better
I was just about to say that your left arm drops really fast as soon as you start your service arm. I would suggest letting stay up a bit longer and draw it towards your chest instead of going straight down...might help with your balance and falling to the left like some people above have stated.
Your hitting arm is entering the downward motion (down the back) WAY too early. Which is causing a stall, or static position (of the racquet) at the bottom of the drop. This needs to be addressed...... Understand, that the racquet arm should only be "entering" the downward trek, when the legs begin to push up off the ground.... Can you see how, in your case, the racquet is already at its lowest point in the loop, when the legs start to drive upwards? One way to correct this, is to have your coach, hold your hand in the trophy position a little longer and then let go at the appropriate time (typically at, or around the beginning of the leg drive). And i mean literally hold it. This should be an easy excercise give your abbreviated wind up. You must develope a feel for how these two actions (leg drive and entering of the downward portion of the racquet loop) occur at teh same time.


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- : 4min
- : 19 Jul 2013
- Exclusive video
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