It’s been entirely too long since I’ve blogged but that’s beside the point! I make no excuse! Really…none! 
So here goes!
Without me you can do nothing! WITHOUT ME YOU CAN DO NOTHING! That has been like an anthem for me in the last month! I really can do nothing on my own. It doesn't matter how long, hard, or often I try, if I am not connected to the vine-Abba Father-I get nothing done! Nothing….nada…zilch…zero!!
John15:5, "I am the vine; you are the branches. Those who remain in me, and I in them, will produce much fruit. For apart from me you can do nothing."
I have learned so much in the last month about abiding in the vine. Time and time again, when I abide in Him, he works through me, I produce fruit, and the Father is glorified. And isn't that what it's all about? The Father being glorified?
One day this past week, I woke up, we (Joshua, Leah, and I) had a skype date with our coaches back in the states, and then went into our prayer time that we usually have every morning. After praying for awhile, I just felt God saying, "You are not going anywhere today…all I want of you today, is to spend time with me…nothing else."
Here we had our day planned out and thought we knew what we would be doing that day, but God had other plans. I literally laid there on the bed for the next four-five hours allowing God to download new revelations and plans into me, and having my mind blown by Him! It was so refreshing to be able to abide in Him and allow Him to work in me.
(This is what my day looked like!)
You may think that I am actively involved in "ministry" every day, but I'm not. There are days like this day in particular, where we wait in the beautiful presence of our awesome Father, and have our minds blown by Him. Where all He asks of us is to spend time with Him! These days are not only a necessity for us…without them we can do nothing…there is no fruit….and the Father is not glorified.
Abiding in the vine is not just something that we need on the race, but also something we need at home. You need it. So my question for you is, "Are you abiding in the vine"? Are you seriously spending time in intimacy with the Father? Because if you're not, you are powerless, and you're efforts for the Kingdom are in vain. Just saying.
One of the words that Jesus used all the time was meno, often translated "remain," "stay," or "abide." It describes a relationship of intimacy. We cannot gain the permanace of this relationship by our own effort; this relationship is only made permanant by God supernaturally living in us through his Spirit!
I hope this challenges and changes you as much as it has changed me! Really! As I write this, I pray that you are drawn into deeper intimacy with the Father through this blog!
Thank you for praying! It's not about me…it's all about Him! -Jamie
