Talk to The Gardener
“Then he told this parable: ‘A man had a fig tree growing in his vineyard, and he went to look for fruit on it but did not find any. So he said to the man who took care of the vineyard, For three years now I’ve been coming to look for fruit on this fig tree and haven’t found any. Cut it down! Why should it use up the soil?’” - Luke 13:6-7
Are you waiting on life to get better? Is there something specific in your life right now that just needs to get better, be better, or work better? If so, it might be time to talk to the Gardener. Luke 13 teaches us that when we are faced with what appears to be futile circumstances, we must talk to the Gardener.
The key to this text hinges upon what happens between verses 6 and 7. The passage says, “Then he told this parable: ‘A man had a fig tree growing in his vineyard, and he went to look for fruit on it but did not find any. So he said to the man who took care of the vineyard, For three years now I’ve been coming to look for fruit on this fig tree and haven’t found any. Cut it down! Why should it use up the soil?’”
Have you ever felt this type of frustration? Like the fruit of your labor is for nothing and you have nothing to show for it? The devil loves to use situations like this to discourage us. He wants us to turn from what we are doing because we aren’t seeing the results we want to see.
That is when it is most critical that we talk to the Gardener. And who is the Gardener? God, Himself. The only one who can make the fruits of our labor prosper is God. If you are in the midst of frustration, and you just don’t know where to turn, the answer is to turn to God.
If you don’t, Satan will continue to discourage you and make you think everything you are doing is for nothing. But God has a greater plan and purpose for you. It’s not time to give up. Talk to the Gardener, today!
Are you waiting on life to get better? Is there something specific in your life right now that just needs to get better, be better, or work better? If so, it might be time to talk to the Gardener. Luke 13 teaches us that when we are faced with what appears to be futile circumstances, we must talk to the Gardener.
The key to this text hinges upon what happens between verses 6 and 7. The passage says, “Then he told this parable: ‘A man had a fig tree growing in his vineyard, and he went to look for fruit on it but did not find any. So he said to the man who took care of the vineyard, For three years now I’ve been coming to look for fruit on this fig tree and haven’t found any. Cut it down! Why should it use up the soil?’”
Have you ever felt this type of frustration? Like the fruit of your labor is for nothing and you have nothing to show for it? The devil loves to use situations like this to discourage us. He wants us to turn from what we are doing because we aren’t seeing the results we want to see.
That is when it is most critical that we talk to the Gardener. And who is the Gardener? God, Himself. The only one who can make the fruits of our labor prosper is God. If you are in the midst of frustration, and you just don’t know where to turn, the answer is to turn to God.
If you don’t, Satan will continue to discourage you and make you think everything you are doing is for nothing. But God has a greater plan and purpose for you. It’s not time to give up. Talk to the Gardener, today!
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