I am the vine; you are the branches. Whoever abides in me and I in him, he it is that bears much fruit, for apart from me you can do nothing. If anyone does not abide in me he is thrown away like a branch and withers; and the branches are gathered, thrown into the fire, and burned. If you abide in me, and my words abide in you, ask whatever you wish, and it will be done for you. John 15: 5,7
God wants to be as close as possible to you and your photography business. He wants to be the branch to the vine. They aren’t separated. The branch doesn’t connect to the vine when it’s time to bear fruit. The branch is connected from day one. The vine & branch will die if they aren’t connected. They need each other to survive. Your photography business needs Jesus to fully survive.
Isn’t that awesome news? God knows that he needs us and we need him. He won’t ever leave us on the side of the road. We are all vines that connect to Jesus as the branch. When we are ready to produce fruits in our lives to produce blessings, he will make it happen. Consider this… You are a vine that is connected to Jesus, right? If a plant has a good farmer who will water it all the time, the vine has no worry about withering.
Jesus is our farmer. He knows what we will be blessed with and when. It’s actually only a matter of trusting him and knowing that your business will be fine. You will have amazing clients to capture. Your going to shoot great images. Then we all worry about finances, will I have any jobs next month, will I make ends meet? We worry too much about those things… All of those areas are part of our lives and they are on our vines that are connected to the branch and we’re wrapped around Jesus, just like a vine. When it’s time for us to bear fruit and receive blessings, he will do it. When we need to be watered, he will do it.
When you trust God and know that he is going to take care of you. Once you give everything over to him. You will feel good because you know it’s in his hands. You then have intimacy with Jesus, knowing that what he created you for is what you will be doing through intimacy with him!
Now, please go read Psalm 139:2-6
God Bless You
by Stephen
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Monday Morning Devotional ~ Intimacy with Jesus
Judith - December 21, 2009 - 6:56 pm
Those who acknowledge Him even with their business will see it flourish and grow a hundredfold… You are blessed, and I am glad I found your blog, you bless others too! Thank you!
Chelsey - December 21, 2009 - 1:35 pm
Yes. Tis true.
You are blessed and you bless others through Jesus.