Words & Whispers

I hear the Lord say:

Fruit: it comes in all shapes and sizes, during various seasons, and in diverse flavors. Both people and animals enjoy fruit. Berries, melons, oranges, apples. Fruit is more than a type of food. Fruit is also the result of effort or practice. Fruit of the Spirit is mentioned in Galatians, chapter 5, verse 22. These fruits are a gift from Me to you. These characteristics cannot be obtained in your own effort or striving. Striving is exhausting and gives temporary success. Love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness, and self-control are Kingdom derived. Bearing fruit of this kind is a result of an abiding commitment to walk in reverence and sincerity to My words and ways. Just like you can’t force a tree to produce fruit out of season, you can’t force Kingdom living. It is all about surrender and abiding. Day by day, walk with Me, celebrating our communion, and committing to a mindset of peace and prosperous living. This will yield fruit for My kingdom.

Stay united with me, as I will with you — for just as the branch can’t put forth fruit by itself apart from the vine, so you can’t bear fruit apart from me. John 15:4 CJB

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