What we can learn about the fruitful Christian life from our drip line, part 4: We must go and stay where God wants us to be.

Our drip line only works if the emitters are properly aligned to the individual plants we want to irrigate. Otherwise, the water goes to waste, and no fruitfulness occurs. That’s why we take care to see that the emitters are positioned so that the water they deliver goes directly to the plants’ root zones. That’s not always easy. Drip line can be stiff, especially when its new. That makes it hard to get and keep it in place without some sort of outside helps, like garden staples.

             Those same dynamics are present in our efforts to fruitfully serve God.

            We too must go where He wants us to be if we are to bear the fruit He wants—we must seek and abide by His will, go where he places us. Fruitfulness results when we do, Proverbs 3:5-8, 11-12,  and does not when we do not. Psalm 127:1-2.

             We also need outside helps to get and stay where He wants us to be, especially when we are new to serving Him. We get that through regular time in His word, regular time in prayer, regular fellowship with other believers, and Godly counsel. They help us get and stay where we need to be to bear the fruit God desires from us