The gifts of the Spirit are fascinating and exciting; to be a gifted person means to receive accolades. Perhaps for these reasons, the gifts of the Spirit often receive far more attention than the fruit of the Spirit. Yet it is the evidence of the fruit of the Spirit that is the mark of our progress in sanctification. Despite pentecostal fervor, we need to be reminded that the first fruit of the Spirit is not power (represented by tongues, healing, prophecy) but love. Paul says as much in Galatians 5 and 1 Corinthians 13.
Scripture: Galatians 5:22-23; 1 Corinthians 13