A Season of Change
21-Day Fruit of the Spirit Challenge · September 1–21, 2026
"What you practice today becomes the Fruit you carry forward."
Welcome! 🍂
A new season invites us to notice what we are carrying. For 21 days, we identify the thoughts, reactions, and habits that crowd out the Fruit of the Spirit — and practice a new response that looks more like Jesus.
The Crumple Jar is not a container of failure. It is a visible record of honesty and surrender. Each paper names something we are placing into God's hands, and each Hope Challenge gives us a Fruit-filled practice to put in its place.
🍂 Wear the Color. Walk the Word. Crumple the Habit. Carry the Fruit Forward.
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You've already committed to the journey. Continue where you left off.
🍂 A Season of Change Challenge
Each day — read the Scripture focus, wear the color, crumple the habit, and complete the Hope Challenge.
✍️ Read it. 🎨 Wear it. 🗑️ Crumple it. ✨ Practice it.
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Clear the Ground
"Each paper names something we are placing into God's hands."
Let Love Lead the Change
📖 1 Corinthians 13:4–5 · 🗑️ Resentment, selfishness, or an offense you have carried
Stop Measuring Your Life
📖 Galatians 6:4 · 🗑️ A comparison that steals your joy
Release the What-Ifs
📖 1 Peter 5:7 · 🗑️ A worry you continually replay
Slow the Hurry
📖 James 1:19 · 🗑️ The pressure to rush through your day
Crumple the Criticism
📖 Ephesians 4:29 · 🗑️ A critical thought or unkind word
Choose What Is Right
📖 Micah 6:8 · 🗑️ A compromise or excuse you have allowed
Show Up Again
📖 Galatians 6:9 · 🗑️ An excuse that keeps you from being consistent
Cultivate the Fruit
"Each Hope Challenge gives us a Fruit-filled practice to put in its place."
Change Your Inner Voice
📖 Proverbs 15:4 · 🗑️ A harsh statement you repeatedly tell yourself
Pause Before You React
📖 James 1:19–20 · 🗑️ A reaction or trigger that often controls you
Move Toward Someone
📖 John 13:34 · 🗑️ A self-focused or distant attitude
Practice the Praise
📖 Psalm 118:24 · 🗑️ A negative attitude about today
Release Control
📖 Philippians 4:6–7 · 🗑️ Something you are trying to control
Make Room for Grace
📖 Colossians 3:12–13 · 🗑️ Frustration with someone's pace or progress
Notice Who Is Near
📖 Philippians 2:4 · 🗑️ Busyness that keeps you from noticing others
Carry It Forward
"What you practice today becomes the Fruit you carry forward."
Do the Good Before You
📖 Galatians 6:10 · 🗑️ A good action you have been postponing
Small Steps Still Count
📖 Luke 16:10 · 🗑️ The belief that small actions do not matter
Lower Your Voice, Open Your Heart
📖 Proverbs 15:1 · 🗑️ Defensiveness or a harsh response
Choose Your Response
📖 2 Timothy 1:7 · 🗑️ An impulse that leads you away from the person you want to be
Choose Connection
📖 1 Peter 4:8 · 🗑️ Pride, fear, or un-forgiveness that keeps someone at a distance
Remember What God Has Done
📖 Psalm 126:3 · 🗑️ Discouragement about how far you still have to go
Carry Peace Forward
📖 Colossians 3:15 · 🗑️ The pressure to have everything figured out
🍂 Branch to Hope · Wear the Color · Walk the Word · Crumple the Habit · Carry the Fruit Forward