The Good Samaritan

Parable of the Good Samaritan (Luke 10: 30-37)

³⁰ Jesus replied with a story: “A Jewish man was travelling from Jerusalem down to Jericho, and he was attacked by bandits. They stripped him of his clothes, beat him up, and left him half dead beside the road.

³¹ “By chance a priest came along. But when he saw the man lying there, he crossed to the other side of the road and passed him by. ³² A Temple assistant walked over and looked at him lying there, but he also passed by on the other side.
³³ “Then a despised Samaritan came along, and when he saw the man, he felt compassion for him. ³⁴ Going over to him, the Samaritan soothed his wounds with olive oil and wine and bandaged them. Then he put the man on his own donkey and took him to an inn, where he took care of him. ³⁵ The next day he handed the innkeeper two silver coins, telling him, ‘Take care of this man. If his bill runs higher than this, I’ll pay you the next time I’m here.’
³⁶ “Now which of these three would you say was a neighbour to the man who was attacked by bandits?” Jesus asked.
³⁷ The man replied, “The one who showed him mercy.”
Then Jesus said, “Yes, now go and do the same.”


Two different incidents happened to me this week, which reminded me of this parable Jesus told.

On Monday, while driving home from work, I saw a man lying on the side of the road. It looked like he fell as he  was walking on crutches. He was stuck in a uncomfortable position, (which he fell into) and looked like he had difficulty getting up. His eyes were big and frightened. There was two joggers that just continued running past him, not even stopping.
I wondered if I should stop and help, as I was going the opposite direction that he was going, and I was almost home. I drove on a bit and decided to turn my car around and help him. As I approached the man with my car, two other motorists had already stopped to assist the man. Never the less, I also parked my car on the side of the road and got out. The one motorist was already busy talking to the man, but he was unresponsive, his eyes was still wide and scared. The two ladies then helped the man up and seated him in one of the cars.
At first we thought that the man might be drunk as he was unable to speak. He had a big luggage bag with him (it was like he was travelling somewhere) and a small cooler bag. While sitting in the car, he pointed to his cooler bag, as if to say to us "give that to me" The one lady then said  to the other, "don't let him drink more" and as she opened and examined the contents of the bag, saw that there was only bottles of coke and energy drinks in the bag. She held out one of the drinks, but it was clear this was not what he wanted. She then gave him the bag and he pulled something out from the bottom of the bag. What he pulled out stunned all three of us and, well for me, made me feel ashamed that we thought he was a drunkard and only wanted another drink. He pulled out a syringe, with , what seems to be medicine in it, and continued to inject himself in the stomach. Clearly this man was sick and needed his medicine. We then started to question the man, but he was unable to speak. He had a big writing pad, so we gave this to him as well as a pencil. The first thing he wrote? "thank you mommy" That really touched my heart, this man was very thankful for the help that we have offered him. We asked him where he was going, and he wrote that he was on his way to the bus station, which is about 10 kms from where he was. The one motorist then said that she will take the man to the bus station, it was clear that he was unable to walk that distance. We then loaded his suitcase into the car (which was REALLY heavy) and motorist then drove off.

I guess I will never know his whole story, where he was coming from, how far he had already walked etc. While assisting the man, I turned to one of the ladies and said, "people are just driving past this man, and people are just jogging / walking past and no one is helping him" She then answered and said, Well, that's how it is nowadays, which is really sad. Our society has become a place where everyone is for themselves, no one cares for each other anymore. With that however, I think that people are too scared to stop and to help, you never know if it might be a trap, and you might get mugged / injured yourself. I was careful in the sense, that that was already two other cars that stopped, and as it was afternoon traffic, there was a lot of cars that was passing us .

The second incident happened on Friday. I had just dropped off my husband at the airport and I was driving home. I came to a traffic light, and stayed in the one lane to drive straight onwards. I then thought to myself, that I am rather going to take a different route, and turned left. As I was driving towards a bridge, I saw a man and a woman, that seemed at first, to be in a argument. I thought this might be a couple arguing about something, but quickly realised this was not the case, when the man suddenly pushed the woman against the wall of the bridge. Her eyes, like the man with the crutches, was wide and scared. I then saw the man pulling her handbag, trying to take it away from her. I then realised that this man was mugging this woman in broad daylight. (it was about 14H00 in the afternoon)

When seeing this, I slowed my car down and started to push my car horn, to distract the two people. They then both looked up and the woman showed me to stop. Another motorist also slowed down and stopped on the side of the road. I saw the man then running away, and the woman started to run after my car and the other motorist, gesturing that we should please stop. I stopped my car, got out and approached the woman. Clearly she was in shock. I asked her what happened and she said that the man tried to mug her. I told her that it was now ok and that she was safe. I then offered her a ride home, and she accepted. Before we drove off, she asked me if we could turn around and get her shoes, which she lost in the struggle. We got her shoes and I then took her home. Luckily she did not live far from where this happened. I asked her what happened and if the man had a gun or a knife. She then told me the man had a gun and a knife and was threatening her. I could see on her face that she was really scared and relived that the ordeal was over. She mentioned that this was the second time that this had happened to her. She lifted the sleeve of her jacket, which showed scars where another man probably stabbed her as well. Luckily, with this incident, the man was unable to get any of her possessions.

I dropped her off at home and watched her go into the gated complex safely. Only after I got home, I thought about the situation in more detail. I realise now that this might have easily been a setup, where the two of them knew each other, and used the opportunity to mug me, or the man could have turned around and fire shots at us. I think that I really saw the panic in her eyes, this made me stop the car, also, if the other motorist did not stop, I doubt that I would have. Yes, it is unsafe to stop to assist someone, especially in South Africa, I think it is really sad that we have come to this as a country, that you actually cannot trust anyone. We must then ask God to give us discernment, to be able to differentiate between different situations. Its not always a good idea to stop and go head first into a situation.

I hope that these two incidents are of meaning to you as it was to me. I thank God for protecting me in both situations -  I think as Christians, helping other people should come naturally to us, as we should love one another just like He loved us - but we must always be careful not to boast about our good deeds, the glory should always go to God. In everything we do, we should glorify Him.

He is faithful - even when we face storms

At the end of a mission trip in Mozambique in 2010, we were driving back to South Africa to one of our final rest camps / stop overs. If you have ever travelled through Mozambique, you will now that there are some roads that stretch over long distances. We were a few kilometres away from the resting place, when we saw a huge gathering of clouds in the coming distance. It was clear to us that we were driving straight towards a huge thunderstorm. In my mind I was thinking, can't we turn around and sleep somewhere else?? We still have to pitch our tents, and it seemed that we will have to do this in pouring rain! Never the less, we drove into the storm, and just as we were starting to set up camp, it started to pour down. Luckily, this missionary resting camp already had army like tents that were pitched, the missionaries that used it were away on a trip, so we were able to use them. One thing that I have learnt in the missionary field, is that what's mine is yours, and you are welcome to use whatever you need. If you ran out of shampoo for example, there would be someone elses' in the shower for you to use, no questions asked :-) Next time, someone else would use your shampoo.

The next morning we could see that it had rained non stop during the night, as there was mud and leaves everywhere round our tents. The main thing was that we had a safe place to stay over that night, and the next morning the sun was out again, and we could continue our journey back to South Africa



Isn't this sometimes how life is? I know a couple of people that is in the middle of their own thunderstorm at the moment. Be it depression, disappointments in life or sickness. What's important to remember is, when facing a storm, we must remember that God, like the tent that was already pitched, is always there to protect us. As His word states, He will never leave not forsake us. We will all at some point in our lives, face some kind of storm, and a question that I have asked myself many times is, to who does a non believer turn in such times? I would think that the enemy would turn them to other things like substance abuse, alcohol, worldly pleasures etc. This morning I read  John 8:44 which states, among other things, that the devil is the father of lies and constant in character. He hates the truth, because there is no truth in him. He will tell you many lies, and you will believe him. He would do anything to try and keep you from the truth, to prevent you from being healed. I could take writing this post this morning for example. As I was writing this, for some reason, the document that I was typing just vanished, I thought, oh dear, I just lost all this information, I will never remember all the things that I just wrote - luckily I somehow found the document again. Another thing, the garden services that usually comes on a Thursday, came today, and just as I opened my bible to read, the lawnmower started to make noise outside my window. Determined, I continued reading - I felt that I had a message for someone out there and I was not about to let the enemy distract me!

In todays' rushed life, not many of us take the time to talk to the Lord and spend time with Him. I know that I am also guilty of this, but it is important to remember that this life that we are living now is only temporary, eternity is forever. We need to take the time and spend it with Him. He is waiting to hear from you! He wants to know how your day was, how you are. He wants to hear about your problems, because He loves and wants to help you. I think that a huge misperception today, and I think I have mentioned this before, is that you have to use big words and quote scripture when talking to Him. I think that having a normal conversation with Him is what He wants from us. I could also say that we are all individual and unique, and we can speak to Him in a way that we feel comfortable.

As mentioned in the beginning of this post, the next morning the son was shining again, and the storm was over. If you are facing a storm at this moment, God wants you to know that you are strong enough to get through it. Things might seem dark now, but I believe that He does everything for a reason. You might not see the bigger picture now, but He has another plan for you. In my own life I have seen this happen.

In my past I have changed jobs quite frequently. Many people have told me that does not look good on your CV, especially if you quit without having another job lined up. When I finished studying tourism, I had a job waiting for me in the wine industry. During the time working there the I gave my heart to the Lord, and He changed the way I was thinking drastically. I felt He had a bigger plan for me and did not want me in that line of work any longer -  I quit my job and trusted Him for the next season in my life. I was without a job for about 4 months (during that time I applied for many other jobs but that did not realise) I had a casual job for about 2 months in a retail store but felt this was just temporary. (that store no longer exists, which is a conformation that I only had to be there for a short time) After that I learnt that two missionaries, that work at a guesthouse, needed someone to look after the establishment while they were on a mission trip in Mozambique. Sure enough, the owner of the guesthouse gave me the opportunity and I worked there for a year and a half. During this time, the Lord confirmed to me that I had to go to the missionary field for 5 months, and so I left my job at the guesthouse and started the Discipleship Training School, or DTS at YWAM Worcester in January 2011. When I finished this, my previous employer at the guesthouse asked me if I was willing to au pair his children, as his youngest of 3 had leukaemia and needed someone to look after his children as the little girl was in and out of hospital for treatment and they, as parents, had to spend many hours with her. I stayed with this family for four months and soon found another job at a guesthouse nearby.

My time there (three months) was not a pleasant one but I also believed that it was a transition to another season in my life. While working there I got engaged and thus quit my job to find something closer to where my future husband was working. I quit my job there, without having another one (yet again :-) Trusting the Lord for the next step. (also, that guesthouse does not exist any longer) After three months at home, I found another job and have been working there ever since. Throughout my journey He has always been faithful to me, and I am so thankful for that. I never once believed the lies of the enemy, I always trusted Him for the next step or season.

I really pray that you will also trust Him with what you are going through at the moment. He cares so deeply for His children, I hope that you realize and accept this.

Proverbs 3:5 says the following:

⁵ Trust in the Lord with all your heart;
do not depend on your own understanding.
⁶ Seek his will in all you do,
and he will show you which path to take.

Doors, narrow and the wide path

This morning I stumbled upon the following post from a website called Bored Panda -  I visit this site many a times, well, when I am bored :-) It has a number of interesting articles, but mostly it has the most beautiful pictures. The post that I read was about a town in Northern Morocco called Chefchaouen, which is painted blue. I don't know if it was the blue walls (as blue is one of my favourite colours) or the mysterious doors that cough my attention, but here some of those photos:

 

The one thing that strike me about this photo is that your attention is dragged from the right hand corner, all the way down toward the door. Isn't this how our Christian life should be, focused on God, and Him alone? There should be nothing that distracts us along the way. There isn't anywhere else to go in this passage, only toward the door. Revelation 3:20 says: Listen! I am standing at the door, knocking; if you hear my voice and open the door, I will come in to you and eat with you, and you with me." We should keep our attention focused only on His voice.

One of the pictures on this website shows the door at the end of the passage, with other doors along the sides. Sometimes it is so easy to take another door along the way, things that distracts us from Him. Matthew 7:13 - 14 says "Enter through the narrow gate; for the gate is wide and the road is easy that leads to destruction, and there are many who take it. ¹⁴ For the gate is narrow and the road is hard that leads to life, and there are few who find it"  Some of these doors may look attractive, but they often lead to destruction. The enemy will do anything in his power to throw us off the narrow path and destroy the route that God has planned for you. As Psalm 139 says, He knitted you together in your mothers womb, He knew you before you were born. Verse 16 says "You (GOD) saw me before I was born. Every day of my life was recorded in your book. Every moment was laid out before a single day had passed"


I was watching a movie called Faith Happens this morning. The people portrayed in this film were all members of the same church. It was based on everyones' individual life stories and at the end all came together as one story. What stood out most, was how people put up a brave face in front of other people, especially in church. We never really know what is going on in people's personal lives. They might tell you that they are doing well, but underneath their smiles they hide a different story. Among these people portrayed in this film, was a pastors son who was addicted to drugs. He left home and followed a destructive path of drugs and crime. His parents was not aware where he was or what he was doing with his life. Meanwhile at home, his mother was dying of cancer and he did not even know about this. Throughout his story God was always with him. He was a artist and the reason he did drugs was to get inspiration for his artwork. When the drugs couldn't "inspire" him anymore, he decided to end his life by jumping off a bridge. Little did he know, that there was a man on a boat right beneath him, fishing.

As this young man fell into the water, the man quickly pulled him out. The man then said to him, "someone is looking out for you son" Which is true, God is looking out for us, He knows what is best for us. God is not a angry man sitting in heaven waiting for us to do something wrong, just to punish us. I think this is a huge misconception among people today. He loves us abundantly and unconditionally. He only wants the best for us, and He keeps to His promises. The young man then realised the road that he was on is wide, not narrow, and like the Prodigal Son he returned home, with his father waiting with open arm to welcome him home. Which reminds us, we sometimes stroll off the narrow path, but He is always waiting to welcome us back onto the narrow path. What was sad however, was when the man returned home, his mother had already died, and he did not have the opportunity to spend the final days that she had left, with her. In this way, by taking the wide path, he missed out on this and he will never have that chance again. If he stayed on the narrow path, he could have had the chance to spend these days with her. God knew what was best for him, and, like to us, He only wants the best for His children

In closing, like the old hymn goes, turn your eyes upon Jesus, I would say, keep them on Him, also, keep on the narrow path, and don't ignore when He knocks on your door. The picture below shows all kinds of doors, different colours and interesting patterns, but we must always remember that there only one Door that we should keep our eyes fixed on

You are welcome to view this post on the Bored Panda website:

http://www.boredpanda.com/morocco-blue-walls-town-chefchaouen/

 

of stars and dreams (continued)

Last week I asked a fellow believer what he thought about the dream that I had about the stars falling from the sky. This how he interpreted  it:

 "I had a dream similar to what you're sharing on Monday. Mine was a huge mass of rock (meteorite) its more than the size of a two football fields put together. It fell on the earth close to where I was standing. But what I'm sensing, its like a sign of the coming of the Lord. Jesus is described as the bright and the morning star. Three (3) is symbolic of trinity - The Father, The Son and The Holy Spirit. They're are one! During this time there will be panic and fear for the unsaved! The soldiers probably would represents the new body of government that would come on the earth just to control them. You don't intend to stay with such that's why you are running away and you're thinking of the next world (heaven) together with your love ones. The man helping you is an angel of the Lord, he is guiding you into the right path so that won't be under their influence. That's, what I receive?"

Acts 2:17 says

"In the last days,’ God says, I will pour out my Spirit upon all people.
Your sons and daughters will prophesy.
Your young men will see visions,
and your old men will dream dreams"

 

 

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Seasons

With it now being full on winter here in Cape Town, it reminded me of the following verses

Ecclesiastes 3:1-8 (NLT)

 

For everything there is a season,
    a time for every activity under heaven.
² A time to be born and a time to die.
    A time to plant and a time to harvest.
³ A time to kill and a time to heal.
    A time to tear down and a time to build up.
⁴ A time to cry and a time to laugh.
    A time to grieve and a time to dance.
⁵ A time to scatter stones and a time to gather stones.
    A time to embrace and a time to turn away.
⁶ A time to search and a time to quit searching.
    A time to keep and a time to throw away.
⁷ A time to tear and a time to mend.
    A time to be quiet and a time to speak.
⁸ A time to love and a time to hate.
    A time for war and a time for peace



The power of Forgiveness

The first to apologize is the bravest. The first to forgive is the strongest… the first to forget is the happiest

Ephesians 4:31-32 NLT states the following:
“Get rid of all bitterness, rage, anger, harsh words, and slander, as well as all types of evil behaviour. ³² Instead, be kind to each other, tender-hearted, forgiving one another, just as God through Christ has forgiven you.” 

Why is it so hard for us to forgive someone who has hurt or betrayed us? Why do you need to forgive others when they have wronged us? Why do we need to ask for forgiveness when we have wronged others?
About a month ago I read the awful story of Elliot Rodger from the USA, who stabbed his 2 roommates and another student to death, before fatally shooting 2 girls and one other male student. Before this, he had penned a 141-page manifesto, and also posted a video online saying he would annihilate all women. His hatred for women had gone to such extremes that it went over to this action. He did all these things, because a female childhood friend teased and bullied him. This affected him deeply, as this was the first female he ever had feelings for. Because of this, he developed a strong hatred for all women. In a recent interview however, this female childhood friend could not even remember him. This is very sad and ironic…

This could also be applicable to us. Sometimes we have unforgiving tendencies towards others, but they or the other person, are unaware that you feel this way. Forgiveness creates freedom, in other words, it sets you and the other person free. If you forgive someone, you are able to move forward. Not forgiving someone also steals your happiness.  Forgiving someone is a big step to take. I think in many instances people are too prideful to forgive or to ask for forgiveness. If you are full of pride, God cannot use you. C.S Lewis wrote the following : “Pride is spiritual cancer; it eats up the every possibility of love, or contentment, or even common sense” He forgives our sins, and I think He expects us to also forgive others.

The following videos are really touching, it is very good examples of forgiveness:

"Youth Pastor Does the Impossible After His Wife and Unborn Son Die in Car Accident - This Will Amaze You"

http://www.christianpost.com/buzzvine/youth-pastor-does-the-impossible-after-his-wife-and-unborn-son-die-in-car-accident-this-will-amaze-you-video-113121//

C.S Lewis also said the following: “To be a Christian means to forgive the inexcusable because God has forgiven the inexcusable in you."

Your decision to forgive someone, might just be a testimony for others and will inspire them to forgive someone else

of Dancing in the rain when the storm hits

There's a saying that goes " 'Life isn't about waiting for the storm to pass...It's about learning to dance in the rain" Every afternoon when I drive home from work, there is man on a certain street corner with is guitar, dancing and singing, I guess, to the passing traffic, as this is quite a busy street corner in the afternoon. It is only him and his guitar, there is no box, for example, for someone to throw money into, to praise him for his performance. Come rain and sunshine, he is there with his guitar.

Traffic moves quite quickly pass him, so there is no time for someone to actually say something to him or give him some spare change. It also seems that he is not looking for anything in return. Is this not a good example of the following:

When you go through difficult times, it sometimes feel that you are alone, everyone asks you how you are, but they do not take the time to actually stop and really listen to what you have to say. Like the cars that drive past this man, if they do not actually stop their car, get out and walk to him, they would not know his story, why is he there, where is he from, does he need money for something, or, is he just blessing the passing cars with his song? Everyone looks at him but then just drives past.

Also, this man was on this street corner on one occasion and it almost started to rain. He just kept on singing and dancing. Should we as Christians not also be like this, when it is not going well with us, we should still praise and thank Him. Psalm 34: 1 and 2 says "I will praise the Lord at all times.
I will constantly speak his praises. I  will boast only in the Lord; let all who are helpless take heart" Actually, the whole of Psalm 34 sums up this beautifully for me. When you are alone and you feel helpless, you should seek refuge in the Lord. As Psalm 46:1 states: God is our refuge and strength,
always ready to help in times of trouble." (NLT)

Even if we feel alone and it feels like God is far away, we should keep in mind that He is always with us, and we should keep on praising and trusting Him. Come rain or shine, He is always with us. The Lord knows who we are, where we are from, our history (and our future...) He knows what our needs are and He wants to bless us in every way possible.

of being thankful

On Tuesday, after work, I stopped at a local store to buy ingredients for dinner. On weekdays I finish work at 16H30 in the afternoon, then one day in the week I finish at 18H00. When I got to the till, the lady behind the counter did not look very eager to help me, one of the other cashiers actually had to get her attention in order for her to notice me. I was in a good mood, so it did not really bother me

She started to pack my groceries and finally said "Thank goodness its almost 18H00, then I get to go home" "Oh really" I said. She then explained to me that she works in shifts, something like a week she works non stop, then she has three days off. She also mentioned that she stays far away, so when she ends shift at 18H00, she will only arrive home at 20H30, due to the distance and public transport. (which is sometimes not very reliable) Then she had to prepare supper, feed her small child ect. Then on her off days she has to get the laundry done among other things.

It made me think, how many of us have the privilege to have a job close to our homes, and work regular hours. I am thankful that I have a job where I work a 8.30 hour shift and only work one weekend in about two months. Also, I am grateful that I have my own car and I get to be home before 17H00 on most days. Then I can kick off my shoes and rest for like 10 minutes before I start dinner. There are so many people out there who do not have the same privileges as you. I am grateful that I get a monthly salary, that the company I work for is doing very well and I don't have to worry that I might not get a salary at the end of the month... for He is my Provider

Does it not make you think, what you have to be thankful for?

of stars and dreams

Last night I had the following dream..

I dreamt that I was looking at the sky, it was late in the afternoon, early evening. Staring at the dark blue sky, I noticed 3 stars falling towards earth. At first they slowly fell from the sky, then, as they entered the atmosphere, they started to go faster and faster, falling towards earth. Once the first 3 fell on earth, a dozen more started to fall from the sky.

They fell on earth, crashing through trees and buildings. Panic and confusion filled the air. People were frantic and scared. Suddenly there were troops of soldiers gathering people in groups, dividing them into two groups. At that stage I was with my mother, and the soldiers seperated us from each other. The soldier said that I was the green group and my mother the blue group. (whatever that meant?!) I started to cry, because I knew what was happening.  I looked at her and said the following: " at least we know that we would not be seperated forever, and that we would meet again, not in this world but in the next" After we were separated I spent the rest of the dream running away from these soldiers. At one stage, there was a elderly man that helped me (and a friend) hide in his house, sending the soldiers on a different path and protecting us.

This dream reminded me of the following striptures, which discribes the end times, of His second coming:

Mark 13:25 (NLT)

the stars will fall from the sky,
and the powers in the heavens will be shaken.

and also Revelation 6:13 (NLT)

Then the stars of the sky fell to the earth like green figs falling from a tree shaken by a strong wind.

Matthew 24:29 states the following: (NLT)

Immediately after the anguish of those days, the sun will be darkened, the moon will give no light, the stars will fall from the sky, and the powers in the heavens will be shaken

of Sunsets and scripture

The last week or so we had a couple of beautiful sunsets here in Cape Town. Even on social media a number of people have posted photos about this. The below picture is one I took from my house, table mountain can be seen in the left hand corner.

Everytime I looked up and saw this, I could not help but to think about the following scripture:

Revelation 1:7 ( New Living Translation)

"Look! He comes with the clouds of heaven. And everyone will see him - even those who pierced him. And all the nations of the world will mourn for him. Yes! Amen!"

I wonder what the sky will look like on the day of His return. I imagine that it would look something like this, even more beautiful.

Start of a blogging journey...

Well, this is my first post! I created this blog about a year ago but I have not had time to figure out how this blogging thing actually works :-) So here goes.. for my first post, I decided to explain the heading of my blog.

The title of my blog is ... about Vines, salt and light. The following verses basically sums it up:

Matthew 5:13-16 ( New International Version (NIV)

¹³ “You are the salt of the earth. But if the salt loses its saltiness, how can it be made salty again? It is no longer good for anything, except to be thrown out and trampled underfoot.

¹⁴ “You are the light of the world. A town built on a hill cannot be hidden. ¹⁵ Neither do people light a lamp and put it under a bowl. Instead they put it on its stand, and it gives light to everyone in the house. ¹⁶ In the same way, let your light shine before others, that they may see your good deeds and glorify your Father in heaven.

and also:

John 15 (New International Version (NIV)

15 “I am the true vine, and my Father is the gardener. ² He cuts off every branch in me that bears no fruit, while every branch that does bear fruit he prunes  so that it will be even more fruitful. ³ You are already clean because of the word I have spoken to you. ⁴ Remain in me, as I also remain in you. No branch can bear fruit by itself; it must remain in the vine. Neither can you bear fruit unless you remain in me.

I will probably discuss this in more detail in another post, so for now this is just the start. I hope that you will enjoy my blog, be blessed and inspired.