Today is Wednesday, September 14th, 2016; Karen's Korner #3393

I really liked a recent writing by Anne Graham Lotz. She is talking about Christians' 'fruit'. It makes me think about my tomatoes this year. You should see them. I only have two but they are great looking plants. Only problem is that I have had like five tomatoes total.

Beautiful vines; no fruit.

Fruit in My Life

"I am the vine; you are the branches."

~ John 15:5 NIV

"Why is it that Christians go running around, measuring the abundance of each other's fruit as well as their own, reading books on fruitfulness, going to seminars about greater fruitfulness, when it's really not their concern? Before you start to protest, let me assure you I desire with all of my heart to bear much fruit for the glory of God.

"But the fruit of my life is His concern, not mine. My concern is to make sure of three things:  that as a potential fruit-bearing branch, I am connected to the Vine and keep that connection clean and unobstructed; that I submit to the cultivation of the Vinedresser, which primarily involves His pruning in my life; and that I communicate with Him my heart's desire."

~ Anne Graham Lotz

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