Fruitfulness

One of the important aspect in life is really fruitfulness. In my opinion, the 3 major areas that we need to be fruitful is in our relationships, the work of our hands and the kingdom of God.

Having looked around, very often we would hear of many different excuses of not being fruitful. One of which would be there is a problem with the 'harvest'.

Just six years ago, I was a person with no accomplishments and no direction in life. When others would come and ask me this question: "Why did you fail in your studies?", the first answer that I would often reply back would be: "I am not made to study. What I was studying was too hard, it would drive me crazy to get to a level to pass them.". In my mind, my failure is due to that which was given to me was an impossible task, something with a problem.

Isn't this very true, many people carry this mindset. Recently God showed me something which gave me a new perspective towards fruitfulness. I remembered clearly the phrase that was impressed within my heart: "Unfruitfulness is a mindset problem, not a harvest-problem.".

Jesus says in Matt 9:36-37

Then He said to His disciples, "The harvest truly is plentiful, but the laborers are few."

Notice, the problem was with the laborers, not with the harvest. In fact, the harvest is good, it is plentiful! Probably, the laborers have a mindset which is either lazy, cannot be done, cannot be bothered. I remembered my mindset when I approached my studies when I was younger was that even before I tried, in my mind I already given a verdict that I cannot do it well, so what for bother. Thus, it made me lazy and not willing to try at all, eventually leading to failure and unfruitfulness.

One of the essential key to fruitfulness is knowing that we are chosen, appointed and given the abilities to produce fruit in all that we do.

John 15:16-17

"You did not choose Me, but I chose you and appointed you that you should go and bear fruit, and that your fruit should remain, that whatever you ask the Father in My name He may give you. "

Just a year ago, my mentor shared a powerful truth with me, which has impacted me deeply.

Eph 1:4-5

"just as He chose us in Him before the foundation of the world, "

God has called and chosen us even before the forming of the world and in line with that, knowing that man being imperfect having the ability to fail, He provided us a way out even before we fail.

Rev 13:8

"All who dwell on the earth will worship him, whose names have not been written in the Book of Life of the Lamb slain from the foundation of the world."

Notice, Jesus was the sacrifice for us even before anything happened. This is just like God giving us unlimited 'Get out of Jail' cards in Monopoly. He has provided a way out for us in every situation. Thus though we might fail from time to time, but eventually if we continue and not be weary in giving our best, we will end up in being successful, taking away every excuse of being failures in life.

With a renewed mindset, let's start being fruitful!