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THE SENSE OF PURPOSE
ANDRÉ & JENNY ROEBERT
“But as for that [seed] in the good soil, these are [the peo-
ple] who, hearing the Word, hold it fast in a just (noble,
virtuous) and worthy heart, and steadily bring forth fruit
with patience” (Luke 8:15 AMP).
Bearing Fruit! The fruit that is produced in us, is proof of
our intimacy with the Lord. That’s why fruitfulness can only
come once we have a true sense of belonging in the Lord!
When we love Him, we naturally obey Him and follow in His
ways. Every time we gain more knowledge about God and
His ways, while spending time with Him, and that truth takes
root, and becomes alive in us, that truth begins to blossom
and grow into our very nature and we bear its fruit! It’s not
fruit if it doesn’t flow out of a place of abiding love! Without to place ourselves in a state of mind where we perceive
that, it’s just dead works, and will have no eternal signifi-
cance.
I read a phrase from a book that spoke about the intimate
relationship between Christ and His bride, the church. It
was a phrase the author felt the Lord had spoken in her
spirit, concerning true fruitfulness. The book relates true
fruitfulness as being the result of our intimacy with the Lord,
as His Word is made alive in our hearts. It also gives the
opinion that true fruitfulness is not the good works, that are
produced in our lives out of obligation. The phrase goes,
“Many are willing to work in my field, but they neglect our
garden.” So many Christians keep themselves so busy do-
ing things for the Lord, out of their own strength and sense
of obligation, instead of making their intimate time with the
Lord and His Word their priority. It’s in our time of intimacy
with the Lord that He causes our thoughts, dreams and vi-
sions to conform to His own. When He places those dreams
and ideas inside of us, we can be assured that all the re-
sources, provision, strength and wisdom to accomplish
them has already been supplied by Him. If our ideas and
good works were not a result from His whispering into our
hearts, they will become burdensome and will not produce
any eternal significance. They become dead works.
Renewing our minds to the Word of God is not a retreat
from our problems or an escape from reality! It’s choosing
our circumstance as God does, and respond to them from
a perspective of faith and victory, rather than hopelessness
and defeat. It’s being aware of the supernatural BLESS-
ING we have received from being in Him, more than being
aware of the limited, natural circumstances that surround
us. This is how we develop the skill of having the BLESSING
dominate our souls, which ultimately influences every area
of our lives. The BLESSING will influence the way we reason
and perceive circumstances, it will exercise control over our
emotions and effect every decision we make.