Comments on: Faithfulness & Fruit http://tcspeak.com/blog/2006/01/19/faithfulness-fruit/ Salvation Army dialogue with the Territorial Commander of the USA Western Territory. Fri, 10 Feb 2012 12:54:48 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Jim Knaggs http://tcspeak.com/blog/2006/01/19/faithfulness-fruit/comment-page-1/#comment-2972 Jim Knaggs Fri, 27 Jan 2006 01:14:00 +0000 http://tcspeak.com/blog/?p=1078#comment-2972 e: you can tell by my opener, I'm more on your side of the argument than any other. This concept of fruit is not easy for post-modernists. e: you can tell by my opener, I’m more on your side of the argument than any other. This concept of fruit is not easy for post-modernists.

]]> By: eddy http://tcspeak.com/blog/2006/01/19/faithfulness-fruit/comment-page-1/#comment-2963 eddy Mon, 23 Jan 2006 12:26:00 +0000 http://tcspeak.com/blog/?p=1078#comment-2963 I am amazed how willing we are in the Army to accept failure (lack of fruit)and the rationalize it with wise sounding quotes or clever arguement.<br/><br/>As long are satisfied with what we have we continue to wither. But from what have heard recently, we're all just fine with that!<br/><br/>What a shame I am amazed how willing we are in the Army to accept failure (lack of fruit)and the rationalize it with wise sounding quotes or clever arguement.

As long are satisfied with what we have we continue to wither. But from what have heard recently, we’re all just fine with that!

What a shame

]]> By: Christin &gt;&lt;&gt; http://tcspeak.com/blog/2006/01/19/faithfulness-fruit/comment-page-1/#comment-2961 Christin &gt;&lt;&gt; Fri, 20 Jan 2006 19:56:00 +0000 http://tcspeak.com/blog/?p=1078#comment-2961 I believe it was Ghandi who said this:<br/><br/>"it is the action, not the fruit of the action that is important. You have to do the right thing. It may not be in your power, may not be in your time that you see any fruit, but that doesn't mean you stop doing the right thing. You may never see what result comes of your action -- but if you do nothing -- there will be no result." I believe it was Ghandi who said this:

“it is the action, not the fruit of the action that is important. You have to do the right thing. It may not be in your power, may not be in your time that you see any fruit, but that doesn’t mean you stop doing the right thing. You may never see what result comes of your action — but if you do nothing — there will be no result.”

]]> By: Karen http://tcspeak.com/blog/2006/01/19/faithfulness-fruit/comment-page-1/#comment-2960 Karen Fri, 20 Jan 2006 14:49:00 +0000 http://tcspeak.com/blog/?p=1078#comment-2960 Good point Larry. Isn't it interesting how sometimes fruit is produced right away, and other times it can take weeks, months, years to produce. I know this isn't a 'fruit' illustration, but when I read your comment I thought about how we often plant seeds in other people. Hoping that it'll blossom and grow, but that isn't always the case. An acorn doesn't produce a mighty oak tree overnight, it takes years of cultivation and the right amount of time and preparation before we are able to sit in the shade under its branches. We plant the seeds in other people and it may blossom in a day or a week... but sometimes it takes years of cultivating and preparing a person before they can become mighty men (or women) of God.<br/><br/>Okay, I'll stop rambling now... Good point Larry. Isn’t it interesting how sometimes fruit is produced right away, and other times it can take weeks, months, years to produce. I know this isn’t a ‘fruit’ illustration, but when I read your comment I thought about how we often plant seeds in other people. Hoping that it’ll blossom and grow, but that isn’t always the case. An acorn doesn’t produce a mighty oak tree overnight, it takes years of cultivation and the right amount of time and preparation before we are able to sit in the shade under its branches. We plant the seeds in other people and it may blossom in a day or a week… but sometimes it takes years of cultivating and preparing a person before they can become mighty men (or women) of God.

Okay, I’ll stop rambling now…

]]> By: Anonymous http://tcspeak.com/blog/2006/01/19/faithfulness-fruit/comment-page-1/#comment-2959 Anonymous Fri, 20 Jan 2006 14:47:00 +0000 http://tcspeak.com/blog/?p=1078#comment-2959 Sometimes you have responsibility for a corporate fruit tree that is barren in response to long-standing injuries. Faithfulness in tree-surgery or putting out fires in the "firewood" does not always bring the fruit to life while you are still around to see it. Sometimes you only see the very tiny start of a bud that one day will become a blossom to preceed the fruit. Sometimes you have responsibility for a corporate fruit tree that is barren in response to long-standing injuries. Faithfulness in tree-surgery or putting out fires in the “firewood” does not always bring the fruit to life while you are still around to see it. Sometimes you only see the very tiny start of a bud that one day will become a blossom to preceed the fruit.

]]> By: Larry http://tcspeak.com/blog/2006/01/19/faithfulness-fruit/comment-page-1/#comment-2958 Larry Fri, 20 Jan 2006 14:14:00 +0000 http://tcspeak.com/blog/?p=1078#comment-2958 Interesting thought. What about those Old Testament prophets who were faithful and never saw the fruit of their labors?<br/><br/>Fruit is not always produced right away. Interesting thought. What about those Old Testament prophets who were faithful and never saw the fruit of their labors?

Fruit is not always produced right away.

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