Ephphatha Magazine

Fruitless

Luke 13
And he told this parable: “A man had a fig tree planted in his vineyard, and he came seeking fruit on it and found none. 7 And he said to the vinedresser, ‘Look, for three years now I have come seeking fruit on this fig tree, and I find none. Cut it down. Why should it use up the ground?’ 8 And he answered him, ‘Sir, let it alone this year also, until I dig around it and put on manure. 9 Then if it should bear fruit next year, well and good; but if not, you can cut it down.’”

2015 used to be new year. A year saddled with the responsibility of fulfilling all your hopes and dreams. Exactly 2 months down the line, leaving you with 10 whole months to go, how close do you think you are to achieving those dreams? What would you do if you were told you had entered your last year on earth? I guess you would begin to "cross your tees and dot your Is", you would begin to make efforts to right all your wrongs, and make every moment of your last days count. Since we all know a day ended can never be retrieved, start treating everyday that comes with the requisite honour and make everyday that comes from now on meaningful in the fulfilment of your dreams.
This is where you raise your hands and declare your willingness to surrender. Let the "vinedresser", in the person of JESUS CHRIST who has pleaded for you before the FATHER, take over the wheel of your life in this race. This is not any form duress, or pressure of any kind, I only ask that you stop a little, look inwards and listen to that tiny voice that has been speaking all along, pleading for just a little attention. So that you can walk this life with the right coach, the Holy Spirit, and end the phase of fruitlessness and carve out your space among achievers.
Also think, who are those that have been placed around you? They do not have to be the kind of people you want to be seen with, after all, manure does not have perfumed smell, they have been placed there for you to grow and be what GOD wants you to be.
Finally, excellence does not come by constant struggle, there will be a time to stop... listen, and everything suddenly becomes clearer. Let that time be now, so that all your struggles can begin to make way for achievement at all levels.
Shalom