READY
“You did not choose me, but I chose you. I appointed you to go and produce fruit and that your fruit should remain, so that whatever you ask the Father in my name, he will give you.” — John 15:16
SET
Every day, we get the opportunity to make thousands of choices. What time will we get up? What will we eat and fuel our bodies with? Will we squeeze that extra workout in? Will we listen to our coach when he tells us we need to tighten up our fundamentals?
What we choose to prioritize is proven by what we desire, and our actions toward that. What we do displays what we deem important. If we choose to hang out with people who may not be good influences on us, we may be tempted to slip into things we won’t want to be a part of.
What we choose matters.
Jesus showed us what matters when He chose to love us and come to earth for us. He chose us before the beginning of the world to be His disciples and learn from Him, and He invites us to prove out our relationship with Him by bearing much life-giving fruit in our lives as we look and act like Jesus.
He set us a beautiful example of how to love others, even when it’s hard, because He first loved us. And we get to choose how we interact with people, whether we give a listening ear or a kind word at the right time. He’s commanded us to love one another, because love proves out our affections for Him.
It’s the choices we make that show who we are. Will we want people to see us as Kingdom-minded, with intent to remain in close relationship with God and bear fruit from staying close to Jesus? What does your fruit look like? How will you choose to love like Jesus today?
Staying connected to the source of our life brings a beautiful bounty to our lives that benefits those around us as well as our own hearts. Choose to stay close to Jesus and choose to let His teachings stick in your heart as you act in love on His behalf.
GO
Have you been doing things your own way? How has that gone for you?
What would it look like to live connected to the overflowing love of Jesus?
WORKOUT
OVERTIME
“God, thank You that You first loved us, and sent Jesus as an example to live out of Your love. I want to stay connected to You, so that my life looks more like Jesus and others can benefit from the fruit I produce. I choose to live for You. In Jesus’ name, amen.”