Finally I saw this person who was jumping up and down and waving their hands, way off in the distance by the taxis, not where we were supposed to be. I wanted to be annoyed with her. But as soon as I looked at her, I thought, I love her. It was an immediate heart connection. As soon as I saw her, I loved her, and we made such a strong connection.

God will give you those kinds of connections. Everything in the natural said, Why would I love her? But I did. I got a long email from her today. She said, “You loved me right away, and your loving me right away made me feel the love of God in one of the loneliest times of my life.” This is what comes from us simply being people who will go by those kinds of connections, instead of letting our environments dictate us.

There have also been times when John has told me, “Lisa, I don’t feel good about that person.” I responded, “Baby, you just aren’t a woman. You just don’t know these things like I do.” He’s warned me like that probably three or four times, and the times I haven’t listened, it’s come back to bite me.

John: So let me say this: in Acts 15, Paul and Barnabas face some controversy over whether Gentile believers have to follow the Law of Moses. The church sends them to Jerusalem to meet with the apostles and elders. Why don’t Barnabas and Paul make the decision themselves? Why do they have to go down to Jerusalem and get together with all the guys? Because power and direction accompany unity. For this reason, husbands and wives should do everything within their power to remain unified. This state of unity makes it possible for us to get clear answers from God.

Lisa: What is the difference between the gifts of the Spirit and the fruit of the Spirit?

John: A gift of the Spirit is something that God puts upon somebody’s life. It doesn’t need to be cultivated or developed. It automatically operates. The only thing that needs to be cultivated is how the person operates in it. In contrast, the fruit of the Spirit has to be cultivated. So gifts are given, fruit is cultivated.