stay connected to the vine

God said in John 15:5, “I AM THE VINE, YOU ARE THE BRANCHES. WHOEVER REMAINS IN ME AND I IN HIM WILL BEAR MUCH FRUIT, BECAUSE WITHOUT ME YOU CAN DO NOTHIING”

That’s really the premise in what I’m going to talk about today.  If we really take our time to think about that verse, it makes perfect sense.  This is God’s home, and we are living under His roof.  He created the world, and He has been so amazing to allow us to live in His house.  He is the vine, and we are the branches.  It’s just like knowing how a plant survives.  If we don’t give the plant water, it will die.  If we don’t keep our relationship with God refreshed, our lives will diminish.  If we don’t give the plant new soil, how can it stay rooted to live?  The leaves will fall and eventually they disconnect themselves from the plant. If we don’t nourish our bodies with the word, how can we keep standing because temptation is around us all the time.  We will fall and it will be very hard to get back up. A branch is only good when it’s connected.  We are only good when we are connected to God.  A friend of mine told me that when we don’t stay connected, we establish bad habits and our hearts become cold. We don’t realize how we’re living or how we treat others.  Bless His Soul.  You see, if we don’t get it together, eventually, we will be rooted into things that will not help us to prosper but take us to a dead-end road.  We will disconnect ourselves from the vine and lose the strength to hold on in life.

When we’re connected, we gain peace and joy.  Life can be a lot at times but it’s when we’re connected that we’re able to handle tough situations.  I know we all go through things, and we all have problems, but God also said give me your burdens and I will give you rest.    This is when we bear much fruit and see the works of God when we’re connected to Him.  We really can’t do anything without Him because the flesh is weak, and we are weak when we don’t rely on God.  Basically, it’s a choice and according to what He said in John 14:6 “I AM THE WAY, THE TRUTH AND THE LIFE”, He doesn’t make us to do anything that we don’t want to do but teaches us to know what will help to grow and be able the handle life.  It’s really a choice.
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Below is a poem that I wrote about choices, and it breaks it down to what we want in life.  Please read the poem and do a little reflection on life and how that would apply to you.  It helps me a lot and all I can say is “Thank You Lord”

​CHOICE
We were given this life to live each day
Try and enjoy life in a peaceful way
 
God gave us life to be happy in all ways
We should learn to have joy in all of our days
 
Joy comes from peace you see
God said you have to choose HIM in order to be
 
A peaceful child of God to show
How we get through trials with a special glow
 
The glow that shines for all to see
The beauty of Life that He gave you and me
 
Choosing Him will definitely benefit others around
Others will see the glow and you will hear the sound
 
The peaceful sound to know that He’s the one
That helps you get through tough times until it’s done
 
When life gets tough, who are you going to call?
You will need someone to lean on when you fall
 
God will tell you “That’s life, I told you so
Learn from Me and I will help you to grow
 
In wisdom and courage to get through pain
Trust in ME and you will always gain”
 
It’s your decision and you have two choices you see
Now who are you going to follow Satan or ME?
 
Amen and Thank you Lord.