"Where's the Fruit?"
I
did something kinda funny the other day. Okay more than funny…more like
air-headed. I was all jazzed up about this new
watch/fitness device I bought. Couldn’t wait to try it out! I charged it up and
got ready to run. I was really disappointed by the end of the run, because 2 of
the 4 areas the watch was supposed to monitor couldn’t possibly be correct!!! I
had been running at a pretty good pace for a pretty good while and my watch
pronounced that I had only burned 19 calories and gone .13 of a mile. What?!? I
shared with Mark that my new dream watch was not so cool and promptly going back
to the store. That’s when a key factor occurred to Mark. My watch tracked stats by following my
movement on a GPS. The problem was…my first run with the watch on was on the
treadmill. Hellooooooo!
Once I got past feeling like a total moron, I was really relieved. The whole episode made me think about my walk with Christ. Sometimes, when I am
giving my very best to follow Christ I experience difficulty instead of victory
or breakthrough. Sometimes, I feel like giving up when passionate, consistent
prayers don’t seem to be answered. Like my watch…life just isn’t telling me
what I want to hear. Kinda like the first time I saw a fruit tree. I thought it
looked pretty ugly in my new yard. Just looked like a dead, knarly twig to me, but
then summer came and I couldn’t believe the amazing flowers and fruit is
produced. And to think I almost chopped it down. A great reminder that
appearances are not always what they seem. When life or the enemy discourages
us we can know our efforts to love and follow God are worth it in every way.
Though appearances may deceive us at times, God is working down deep in the
marrow of our souls to produce fruit. So don’t give up! Remain in him till your
faith becomes fruit.
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