Spiritual Fruits and HW2

Today's post is brought to you by some musings that I'm doing for a sermon this coming Sunday. The focal point is how can we produce spiritual fruits if we are not healthy, well and/or whole? The answer is...we can't.

The idea is one that needs a metaphor - in this case, the roots of a plant. Roots are very important, they get water and food to the rest of the plant, they hold the plant in place and are the key to the plants ability to mature. In fact, there's no way for a plant to bear fruit if the roots are not functioning appropriately. Roots will grow hundreds of feet in order to tap into needed ground water, and they will help plants go dormant when no water is available - in the case of acacia trees, for up to a decade.

Spiritual roots are very important as well - in fact, they do the same things as botnical roots. They are the means for people to access the "living water" and the energy needed to grow and bear "fruit". Tending the roots through spending time with spiritual literature and discernment/prayer is key to continued growth and maturing. Without this kind of nurturing, the roots wither and the plant "dies". The interesting thing is that, just like acacia's, people can go "dormant" for a long time, but when they partake of "living water' they are brought back to life and bloom and bear fruit. They also keep us "grounded", even in the worst of times.

So, our health, wellness and wholeness (HW2) has a lot to do with the viability of our spiritual roots. Tend them well and they will lead you to fruitfulness.

Peace and blessings,
Dan