God showed me something really cool yesterday, and I wanted to share it with you. It is simple, but here is it…
When we are focused on our actions, we will always have ulterior motives.
Isn’t that brilliant? God does not want us to focus on our actions because it leads way to pride, legalism, insecurity, doubt, worry, stress, etc. Instead, we are to focus on our heart! When we believe in God and give him our heart, our actions line up.
Never focus on the fruit. Focus on the seed. One seed produces many fruit. When we try to alter our actions, it is it is like trying to care of all the fruits hanging on a tree. Our heart represents the seed. If we give it to God and let him care for it, we will naturally produce good fruit and only have to care for one thing.
In my own life, I have learned that when I try to focus on my actions, I end up doing way worse than if I would have just given up control to God. Not only that, but I am normally focusing on my actions because I am being driven by pride or fear. When I give control to God, I do amazing because it is God doing good in me.
If you want to learn more about this, read Galatians. And if you want to cliff notes version, read Titus 1 or Romans 7-8.
Food for thought,
Austin Bevere
30 comments:
Awesome man! We're on the same page!
一個人的價值，應該看他貢獻了什麼，而不是他取得了什麼..................................................
Thanks for sharing that. I've been thinking some of the same things lately, like so many times I try to be selfless with in the strength of my own self... major fail. Surrender and leaning into Christ seem to be the theme here lately. It really is so easy to have wrong or selfish motives when we try to do something beyond our own life. Hmmmm, definitely lots and lots o food for thought.
You are flattering me..................................................
幸福不是一切，人還有責任。.................................................................
生存乃是不斷地在內心與靈魂交戰；寫作是坐著審判自己。......................................................................
卡爾.桑得柏：「除非先有夢，否則一切皆不成。」共勉！............................................................
人有兩眼一舌，是為了觀察倍於說話的緣故。............................................................
在你一無所有的時候 是誰在陪伴你 他便是你最重要的人............................................................
感謝不吝分享您的心得............................................................
You said, "Never focus on the fruit"- yet Jesus said, "Produce fruit in keeping with repentance" (Matthew 3:8; "every tree that does not produce good fruit will be cut down and thrown into the fire." (Matthew 3:10); "By their fruit you will recognize them. Do people pick grapes from thornbushes, or figs from thistles?" (Matthew 7:16); And on, and on. (Matthew 7:16-20; John 15:2-8). God sows the seed (Matthew 13)- we bear the fruit. Jesus warns that if we do not pay attention to the fruit, we will be deceived (Matthew 7). Do not be like those he warned us about- He called them FALSE PROPHETS!
人生的苦惱，不在擁有太少，而在奢望太多。..................................................
人生像一杯茶，若一飲而盡，會提早見到杯底..................................................
河水永遠是相同的，可是每一剎那又都是新的。. . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Learning makes a good man better and ill man worse.............................................................
Learn wisdom by the follies of others.............................................................
成功可招引朋友,挫敗可考驗朋友............................................................
每天都是新的心情~~希望都是好心情!!!!..................................................................
做些小善事，說些愛的字句，世界更快樂。..................................................
幸福不是一切，人還有責任。............................................................
死亡是悲哀的，但活得不快樂更悲哀。............................................................
Wonderful!
拒絕冒險和成長的人，終將被生命的潮流陶汰。..................................................
果然是好文章 受益良多 感謝分享￣ 3￣......................................................
寂寞又無聊 看到你的BLOG 加油喔!!..................................................
加油!!! 很棒的分享~． ． ． ． ． ． ． ． ． ． ． ． ． ． ． ． ． ． ． ． ． ． ． ． ． ． ． ． ． ． ． ． ． ． ． ． ． ． ． ． ． ． ． ． ． ． ． ． ． ． ． ． ． ． ． ． ． ． ． ．
Great! :)
This is great! It's a weight off my shoulders.
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