A complicated life doesn't mean a barren life
"Can God still bring bud and blossom from the dry, brittle bones of my heart?" This I wonder after reading Ann's post, "When you're feeling dry for Holy week." That's how I feel. Dry. I wonder. "What fruit am I bearing?" She says, "Faith has to have fruit." If her words are true, why is my life barren? Do I need more faith so I can see more fruit? Maybe. But more than anything I think I need to be more obedient. I think it is my obedience to my faith that will bring me the fruit I long to see in my life. Her words makes me ponder all day. Talk to Him. When the heart longs to bring forth fruit it becomes obedient even searching for ways. This is when the shift in perspective changes. Shall you or I continue in our sin that grace may abound? The writer of Romans says, "God forbid." "We have been planted together in the likeness of Christ death." And just like He has risen from t