Don’t start kicking yourself for not producing enough good fruit, instead, look back on your life since you got saved, and see all the progress you have made. Can you see God’s hand on your life? Have you made huge strides toward being the Christ-like person God wants you to become? Even if you don’t see it, I’m sure that others around you do! He has begun a good work, and He will complete it! (Phil 1:6) You can decide to step it up a notch too!. Your spiritual growth is up to you!
For me, the best way to keep making progress is to stay positive…..keep looking toward the prize….to keep pressing onward. It is harder when we beat ourselves up for slipping backward. And who tries to beat us up with our past failures? It is the enemy, the devil, our adversary. Who gently leads us like a shepherd toward producing good fruit? It is our wonderful Jesus. God has already given us the victory, what we need to do is walk on in and possess it! When you are feeling condemnation and hopelessness, remember, it isn’t coming from God. God is the one who brings conviction and with conviction, there is always hope of arriving at your desired destination. (Romans 8:1) Onward….toward total freedom! It’s already yours “in Christ”! This is how being fruitful feels.