When you follow

If you abide in Me, and My words abide in you, ask whatever you wish, and it will be done for you. (John 15:7)

Jesus talked about how to bear fruit in our lives, stating that if we abide in Him and He abides in us, we will produce fruit. “I am the vine; you are the branches. Whoever abides in Me and I in him, he it is that bears much fruit.” (John 15:5)

Jesus also said: “I will pray the Father, and He shall give you another Comforter, that He may abide with you for ever; even the Spirit of truth…. At that day ye shall know that I am in My Father, and ye in Me, and I in you.” (John 14:16-20)

When we have Jesus and the Holy Spirit abiding within us, we will bear fruit. If we are following the leading of the Holy Spirit, if we’re open to the direction of the Spirit, we will be fruitful. He will move us according to His will if we’ll let Him. He will lead.

From what Jesus said, fruitfulness is connected to God’s Spirit dwelling in us, from which we can infer that it’s also connected to us following where the Holy Spirit leads. Where God leads you is where you should go.

When you follow, the fruit will come. Some key elements in doing what God shows you to do are faith, trust, and patience. Faith to follow where He leads; trust that when you do, He will come through; and patience to wait for the fruit-bearing season. Abide in Him, and your fruit will come. [1]

The greater and more persistent your confidence in God, the more abundantly you will receive all that you ask. – Albertus Magnus

[1] Anchor The Secret of the Vine