Below is an excerpt from Galatians 5. I can be hard on myself but often I don't feel I possess many of these attributes. I think the point is that we need to use these wise words as reminders to persevere and strive for these fruits, and when we don't, we miss out on the abundant and peaceful life we were created for...
"13 You, my brothers and sisters, were called to be free. But do not use your freedom to indulge the flesh; rather, serve one another humbly in love. 14 For the entire law is fulfilled in keeping this one command: “Love your neighbor as yourself.”15 If you bite and devour each other, watch out or you will be destroyed by each other....22 But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, 23 gentleness and self-control. Against such things there is no law. 24 Those who belong to Christ Jesus have crucified the flesh with its passions and desires. 25 Since we live by the Spirit, let us keep in step with the Spirit."