Yesterday during church, Zach asked, what does it look like if we are fruit trees instead of a decorated Christmas trees (in other words, being someone who bears fruit rather than someone who is decorated to look like a christian), and I have been thinking about that ever since. The thought came to me while reading today, that being a fruit tree looks like someone being controlled by the Holy Spirit. "Letting the Spirit control your mind leads to life and peace." ~Romans 8:6b If we allow ourselves to be lead by the Holy Spirit all the things we listed yesterday will fall into place. We will know the fruit that God wants us to bear, the path he wants us to take, the ministry he has for us, the gift we are given to use, the part of the body of Christ we are suppose to be. "I take joy in doing your will, my God, for your instructions are written on my heart." ~Psalm 40:8 The Holy Spirit allows us to see the instructions on our heart, he is our heart, he is the instruction. All we have to do is give the Spirit the lead of our life and ask him to take control. I know this won't be easy and God tells us so through out the Bible. "Yet what we suffer now is nothing compared to the glory he will reveal to us later." ~Romans 8:18 Just think of the future and the fruit that can be produced by God, for the glory of God if we let the Spirit take over our lives and we look past the difficulty and hardship that it might cause. Thank you Lord for your gift of the Holy Spirit!
Love Steph
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Well said Steph. Such a great reminder from you and Z!
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