One of the most powerful ways that we can spur one another on towards fruitful living, no matter where we find ourselves, is through our words. Speaking words of life into the darkest and most uncomfortable circumstances can actually bring best version of ourselves forward. The best version of ourselves is the one that looks more like Jesus.
God doesn't love you because of anything you have done or anything you will do. He only loves you because of who you are through his son, Jesus. The people with the closest and most intimate relationships with God would likely not be where they are today without people throughout their life who have spurred them onto fruitful living, no matter where they found themselves. Do you have that in your life? Do you have that type of community and people speaking those words of life into you? We, as believers, should be a community that is a city on a hill; a colony of Heaven in this lost and broken world. We need to be willing to step into the pain and the discomfort to spur one another on towards drawing near to God, fixing our eyes on eternity, and spurring one another on to fruitful lives through the words that we say.
The greatest testament to the fact that the way of Jesus is better than the way of the world is the fruit and the transformation in our lives. This world is looking for that type of transformation, that type of hope, and that type of life. And so, we spur one another on so that message of Jesus rings loud and clear because Jesus is coming again, and there's still so much work to be done in this world.
Discussion/Reflection Questions: Is your life bearing fruit that is representative of the difference that Jesus has made for you? Why or why not?
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