On this second day in 2008 I am reflecting upon fruitfulness in our lives. How spiritually fruitful have you and I been in 2007 and what will appear as a result of our faithfulness in 2008??
The truth is we teach what we may know, but we produce what we are, please selah on this for a moment...........
You & I can't teach what we don't know , and we can't lead where we won't go , so .. If we choose not to be obedient to Jesus' perfect will in our lives then we will consciously or unconsciously be setting this benchmark in our lives and the lives around us who are influenced by ourselves.
Looking from a positive persective , if we choose to be recklessly abandoned to the will of Jesus ,then consequently the impression upon other's lives will be to go and do likewise. So what are you producing? Mature Christianity will produce mature sheep, immature sheep will produce the same.
David the shepherd boy grew up to be a leader and trained others to be "giant slayers", read 1 Chronicles 20:4-8. Here we have a replay of 1 Samuel 17 ,the giant killer as a chid trains others to do the same.
Jesus said in Matthew 7: 18 "A good tree cannot bear bad fruit, nor can a bad tree bear good fruit. Every tree that does not bear good fruit is cut down and thrown into the fire. v.20 Therefore by their fruits you will know them."
Consider: IT TAKES ONE TO SHOW ONE : We cannot model what we have not done!
IT TAKES ONE TO GROW ONE: We cannot train someone until we've achieved that desired level ourselves.
BLESSINGS!
1 comment:
Thank you Marney for your wonderful and thought provoking Blog, which I've only stumbled across today.
This is a lesson God has been teaching me lately, needing to surround myself with people who are willing to impart the wisdom and experience they've learned on their journey to the next generation - and then how we as the next generation can in turn impart the wisdom and experience we have learned. As a Youth & Children's worker at a Corps plant, I have learned the importance of us discipling our adults in their journey before we can get them discipling our children.
Likewise - I need to work harder at finding people who can push me further in my growth - spiritually, emotionally and professionally - lest I become one of the blockages in our children growing!
I thank God that we don't have it all figured out yet - that every day is a new lesson - and a chance to grow into a deeper and more mature relationship with God, and with others!
Blessings to you my beautiful friend!
xx
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