Believe before you see

"Now Faith is the substance of things hoped for, the evidence of things not seen." Hebrews 11:1

A Rich Christian had a large company of employees, and many of them owed him money. He was constantly trying to teach them something about Christianity, and one day he hit upon a plan. He posted a notice for his employees to see that said, “All those who will come to my office between eleven and twelve o’clock on Thursday morning to present and honest statement of their debts will have them cancelled at once.” The debtors read the notice with great deal of scepticism, and complained about their employer, and ridiculed the notice he had posted. They said it didn’t make sense.

But finally, at 11:45, one man jumped forward, dashed up the steps into the office, and presented his statement. “Why are you here?” the rich man asked him. “Because you promised to cancel the debts of all those who would come as you instructed,” the other replied. “And do you believe the promise?” “Yes, I do.” “Why do you believe it?” Persisted the employer. “Because, although it was too much for me to understand, i know that you are a good man who would not deceive anyone.” The rich man took the bill and marked it “Paid in full,” at which time the poor man, overcome, cried out, “I knew it! I told them so! They said it couldn’t be true, and now I’m going out to show them.” “Wait,” said the benefactor, “it’s not quite twelve o’clock. The others are not entitled to any special proof of my sincerity.” When the clock struck twelve, the forgiven debtor run out waving his receipt in the face of his fellows. With a mad rush they made for the door, but it was too late. The door was locked.

"...Blessed are those who have not seen and yet have believed" John 20:29

Remaining on the Vine

“Remain in Me, as I also remain in you. No branch can bear fruits by itself; it must remain in the vine. Neither can you bear fruit unless you remain in Me. I am the vine; you are the branches. If you remain Me, and I in you, you will bear much fruit; for without Me you can do nothing” John 15: 4-5

It is as simple as this; we should hold on to Jesus, our relationship with God should be our top priority, if we want to not only succeed, but be fulfilled in our lives.
People often think they have it all set up and there is no way they are going to fail, that they have the best plan ever and with the effort they are willing to put on it, there is no way they can fail, Plus God is going to work in their favour (as if God has to follow their plans and not the other way round). I’m a good example of that, I don’t have to say many of my plans did not succeed, at the very first knock down I realised I had to rearrange my plans and that meant painfully starting from the beginning, or succumb to living a mediocre life forever, of course I chose a painful new start, living a Mediocre life has never been and will never be considered an option. Questions like how Non-believers are succeeding my be brought up, it has come to my mind several times before, sometimes brought by mocking unbelievers that wanted to shove my Faith down the discharging pipe. If you work hard you are more likely and close to achieve your goals, to succeed, but if you hold on to the Lord you are more likely to have a Fulfilled life, not only succeed but bring peace and joy along with it.
A Tree (fruit tree), can be beautiful, big, strong, leafy, branchy, thick etc... But the real tasty side of it is on its fruit. Life far from the Lord is just like a tree without fruits, and if it gives Fruits, they are tasteless if not sour.


"The soul hardly ever realizes it, but whether he is a believer or not, his loneliness is really a homesickness for God." H. Zeller