There are actually nine fruits of the Holy Spirit, but some people consider there to be twelve. The nine fruits are love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness and self-control. The additional three fruits often mentioned are hope, humility and perseverance. All of these fruits are important in our Christian walk and they help us to become more Christ-like in our daily lives. The fruit of the Spirit is not just for adult Christians - it is for everyone children preschoolers, middle school students, and high school youth group age too.