Growing Fruit / Growing Faith

Matthew 13:23
But he that received the seed into the good ground is he that heareth the word, and understandeth it; which also beareth fruit, and bringeth forth, some an hundredfold, some sixty, some thirty.


Beloved, do not be discouraged if you are not bearing fruit a hundredfold yet. Jesus said some bring forth their fruit of a hundredfold, or sixty, or thirty. Not everyone will bring the same amount. That's okay. It's a growing process.


The question isn't "how much?" but "ARE YOU?" Are you bringing forth fruit? Have you received His seed? Hearing His word and understanding it? Allow His word to saturate you. Like a sponge, it takes time to absorb it all inside. Let His living water gently rain down on you, drenching you, saturating you. Then you can bring forth the fruit thereof. Like all things, it takes time to grow faith. Little faith grows little fruit. Grow your faith and your fruit grows accordingly. Now, how do you grow your faith? By trust! Not just trust in anything or anyone. Your trust must be placed in God and ONLY God. 

Proverbs 3:5
Trust in the Lord with all thine heart; and lean not unto thine own understanding.

If you don't know someone you're not going to trust them. Makes sense right? Why would trusting God be any different? We need to get to know Him before we can trust Him. Do you know Him? How well? Your faith is a direct result, a fruit, from trusting, from knowing God.

Galatians 5:22-23
But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, longsuffering, gentleness, goodness, faith, meekness, temperance: against such there is no law.


2 Corinthians 5:17
Therefore if any man be in Christ, he is a new creature: old things are passed away; behold, all things are become new.


All things are made new in Him. Including the path we walk. If we are new creatures in Him then we will certainly be on the right path. Now all we need to do is MOVE our feet!

Isaiah 42:16 
And I will bring the blind by a way that they knew not; I will lead them in paths that they have not known: I will make darkness light before them, and crooked things straight. These things will I do unto them, and not forsake them.


Psalm 119:105
Thy word is a lamp unto my feet, and a light unto my path.


God's word is where we will find Him. It is where we can get to know Him. Read His word and get to know Jesus a little more every day. He is there - wanting, willing, and waiting to reveal more and more of Himself to you all the time. Just need to take the time to spend with Him, talking (prayer) to Him, and listening (reading the Bible) to Him. Do not expect to know all of Him, nor all at once. God is pretty big! ;-) Just take in what He gives to you. He knows how much and of exactly what you need at the exact time you need and can take it in. His methods may seem beyond our understanding, but remember that all things are possible with God.


Mark 10:27
And Jesus looking upon them saith, With men it is impossible, but not with God: for with God all things are possible.


Come my beloved - let us grow our faith!