I am the vine, you are the branches
All too familiar with this verse in John 15 where Jesus reminds us that He is the vine and we are the branches. And I believe it is important that we remind ourselves to BE the branch that is dependant on the VINE. How do others see us? The fruits. The grapes. The goodness of the wine produced from the grapes. And maybe, just maybe, sometimes we allow our perspectives to be focused on how good the fruit is, how juicy the grapes are and how sweet the wine is to determine if we are a good branch. In many aspect, I find it easy to lean on the Lord and draw from the Vine, yet there are some areas that I have seemingly misunderstood how to be the branch. While it isn't my goal in life to look extremely gorgeous or be slim and slender, cannot help but find myself affected by how stout I may appear to be. Yes I know the Lord looks at the heart, and not the outward appearance (1 Samuel 16:7), but I am interested to find out how do I really look in the eyes of Jesus. Beauty. Confiden...