Answered Prayer

Trust and shut up. Don't ask for outcomes. Ask for more fruit, patience first if it was not for love.

It is time to find out if desiring intimacy and spiritual fruit outworked as a result are enough. I go into my next work week, for example, with many physical manifestations to ask for. The instruction right now (forever, I am thinking) is to forsake all of that in pursuit of fruit. And only fruit that comes from maintaining connection with the source of life.

Father, forgive us for losing our hunger for fruit. Restore as a reflection of the renewal of our first love, a burning desire for love, joy, peace, patience, goodness, kindness, gentleness, longsuffering and selfcontrol. We can not feed your fruit to the world that we do not have. and the people are starving for living spiritual life.

I went adventuring with my King this weekend. I had two distinct opportunities to stay at home "on the porch" or go adventuring. In both instances, my soul said I should stay home, and my Lord said I should go out walking with Him.

Adventuring was better. And He kept me. So I am okay, and I am stretched by daring to trust Him. He said that He would never leave me nor forsake me.

Decisions of the magnitude made this weekend will never appear so big again. Now what will appear big, and will require leaning on the arm of my Beloved, will be the next arena for growth, and the next, and the next. Each marking parts of my life that I want to retain control of.

Father, I know there is a day coming when all of me is resting on and trusting all of You. I thank You for the promise of that day. In the meantime, thank you for each moments mercy, grace, favor, wisdom, patience, love, courage, and hope.