Fruit

We're enjoying a nice, relaxing Saturday without a whole lot to do. Abby and I sat down to a juicy bowl of cherries (which I just discovered that I actually do like) and they were just so pretty, I had to take a picture, of course.

As I was sitting here, it came to mind how much the Bible talks about fruit, so I decided to do a little search to see what came up, and I was really challenged by one of what I know are many verses.

A good tree cannot bear bad fruit, and a bad tree cannot bear good fruit...Thus, by their fruit you will recognize them. Matthew 7:18-20

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But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness and self-control. Galatians 5:22-23

I find myself really challenged to ask... Am I living this way? Are these "fruits" evident in my life? What does the fruit of my life say about who I am... or who I am about?

These are all questions I can't answer in a day, rather, I need to be asking myself these questions constantly. I've settled too much on lukewarm Christianity, and we all know how appealing that is. Thank God for grace and the opportunity to fail and keep trying, and for being loved more deeply than we've ever known through it all.