Posted November 10, 2016 under Blog

How to be a Tree

I've never seen a noisy tree in labor. I'm sure neither have you. But lots of trees give birth.

One Saturday, a friend of ours shared his harvest of fruit. He bought a large farm, not realizing that the land contained rambutan trees. The seasons came, and a few years later, these old trees suddenly started popping out?sweet, juicy fruit!

*Trees stay put as they grow.

I've never seen a restless tree, running from one garden to the next. Nor have I heard a noisy tree calling attention to itself: "KaBoom! Hey, look at me! I gave birth to that apple!" Or... "KABOOM!!! Wow, I'm the best Coconut maker in the planet!" Commitment comes first.

Fruitfulness both in nature, and in people, is a process that requires the hand of God. And in God's proper time, the fruit will show.

Sometimes, the seemingly quiet people are being prepared to bear major fruit. Remain faithful. Remain humble. Let God be the one to put you on display.

"And Sarah conceived and bore Abraham a son in his old age at the time of which God had spoken to him."Genesis 2:21

*Roots Come Before Fruits.

Can you imagine what huge roots God was doing inside Abraham and Sarah? To wait 90+ years to see results is no joke. But they waited.

One practical way to raise children or even disciples, is to focus on building their roots of faith more than wanting fruit to show up right away.

Don't always focus your attention on what's on the outside, the external behavior, appearance, etc. ("He still smokes", " She's so vain", etc.)?Focus on making people connect to God in a more personal way.

This works also in marriage problems. If you're frustrated with what you see on the outside, ask God how you can change your heart on the inside. We are all responsible for our internal responses.

*Fruitful trees make use of S_ _ _ T.

(Oops, I'm not sure I'm allowed to post that here. Haha! ) But it's true! Sometimes, life gives you s---t. But you can use the unsavory hurts, the failures, the heartaches and trials as FERTILIZER. Now tell me, where do most fertilizer come from? Yep. Manure.

Use the "manure" in your life to make you mature. Wisdom sometimes comes through facing challenges. Remember what Joseph said after all the abuse he experienced from his own family members? Listen to words in: "You intended to harm me, but God intended it all for good. He brought me to this position so I could save the lives of many people."Genesis 50:20

So dear reader, you may be young or old. You may have new dreams to dream or old ones waiting to be fulfilled. You may have unfair life struggles. But as long as you remain steadfast, trusting in Jesus, your Savior, God will make your life fruitful. Not just ordinary, superficial fruit. But the kind of legacy that is a blessing to you, your nation, and to God. His timing, His power is greater than every limitation you and I have.

God bless you and have a fruitful week.

"But they delight in the law of the LORD,meditating on it day and night. They are like trees planted along the riverbank,bearing fruit each season. Their leaves never wither,and they prosper in all they do." Psalm 1:2-3

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