Jump Start Mailing List - No. 1867

How do you know that an apple tree is healthy and growing?  By the quality of
fruit it produces.  Jesus recognized that we needed something to show us what
that means in our lives as well.  Matthew 12:33 "Either make the tree good and
its fruit good, or else make the tree bad and its fruit bad; for a tree is known by
its fruit."  We may think we are growing like that good tree when we may not truly
be growing at all.  Jesus taught us that examining ourselves helps us know how
we are growing. Self-awareness is the fruit of personal growth.  If we are doing
the same thing we did last year and the year before that and are not producing
good fruit, perhaps we need to apply some fertilizer around that tree.  That would
mean studying with the idea of looking for deeper meaning in the Scripture.  It
could mean going a little further in what we do or say with people.
Examine and learn from that examination.
 
Have a great day!