A Recipe for Bearing Fruit

Sink gently into the present moment where I am.  

I call Myself the Great I AM — not the Great I Was or the Great I Will Be. The present moment is the clearest place to meet Me.

Breathe naturally and observe.  

Notice what you sense through hearing, touch, and smell. Let your awareness be soft and without judgment, because evaluating pulls you into the noise of the mind — and My Spirit speaks in quietness.

Now observe with your spirit My ever‑present love.  

I dwell within you whether you walk in darkness or in light (Psalm 139:11–12). My nearness does not waver.

Lift Your Eyes Beyond Life's Battles: A Vision of Hope

 
Gaze beyond. Lift your eyes from the daily battles—the wounds, the flaws, and the regrets—and peer into eternity. Those who endure the deepest suffering on this earth are chosen for a breathtaking destiny (2 Corinthians 4:17). In this temporary, sometimes arduous existence, you are molding and enriching your eternity through your attitudes and responses.

Focusing on possibilities and solutions while maintaining hope and finding joy in the present creates a sense of gratitude and purpose. I find pleasure in such attitudes from you (Hebrews 11:6). Failures are just feedback and opportunity for growth.

One of these things is not like the others

 

When owls lay eggs they don’t hatch into cats. In the same way, cucumber seeds never produce onions, celery, or corn on the cob. Tulip bulbs do not turn into zinnias, evergreen trees, or forget-me-nots. In nature, you will always reap what you have sown because seeds can only reproduce according to their genetic code (Genesis 1:11-12, 24 NLT).

However, surprisingly, there is a beautiful exception to this rule: "Those who sow with tears will reap with songs of joy" (Psalm 126:5 NIV). If you have cried yourself to sleep countless times and have faced sorrow, depression, disappointment, and sadness, do not give up. Joy is on the way! Your tears are a secret weapon that have nourished the seeds of joy I have planted in the garden of your life. Difficult times and sorrows are the fertile ground where joy and blessings grow. One day soon joy will satisfy your soul.