Abide

This year, the word the Lord gave me was ABIDE.

• Not strive.

• Not build.

• Not push.

• Not perform.

Just… abide.

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“Abide in Me, and I in you. As the branch cannot bear fruit of itself, unless it abides in the vine, neither can you, unless you abide in Me.”

— John 15:4 (NKJV)

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For a long time, I didn’t realize how much of my obedience had quietly turned into output.

How much fruit-bearing had started to look like effort instead of overflow.

God, in His kindness, began to call me back — not to do more, but to remain closer.

• To sit with Him.

• To listen again.

• To write without rushing.

• To create without proving.

• To obey without an audience.

Abiding is not passive.

• It is deeply intentional.

• It is choosing presence over productivity.

• Relationship over results.

• Faithfulness over visibility.

And here’s what the Lord has been gently reminding me:

Fruit is never forced. — It is formed.

The branch does not strain to produce fruit — it simply stays connected to the Vine.

This season has looked like pruning.

Simplifying.

Letting go of noise.

Stepping away from performance-driven spaces and returning to the quiet place where my calling was first formed.

And I believe this with all my heart:

The fruit God is after in this season will remain — because it is being born from abiding, not striving.

So here I am.

Writing from the secret place.

Learning to remain.

Trusting that fruit will come in its proper time.

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“He who abides in Me, and I in him, bears much fruit.”

— John 15:5 (NKJV)

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If you find yourself in a similar season — weary, pruned, called inward instead of outward — maybe this invitation is for you too.

Abide.

The Vine is faithful.

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