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The Lord showed me another Dream, or in otherwards I had a vision. My question that I had been seeking was “What should I do to grow closer to God?” It had been something on my mind for some time, and I had been encouraged by other pastors to seek in that direction.
In my vision, the Lord gave me a round metal can. It seemed from the outside to be just an ordinary soup can; however, as I began looking at it more closely to examine the label on the outside, I noticed that it was different. The label was styled like something that you would see in the early 1900s. And on the outside, it was covered with trees. And each time I would turn the can around, the label would present a different tree than what was on there the time before. In fact, every time I turned the can around, I would see a different species of tree. Each tree was different. I was amazed at how many there were. I felt that each one represented every nationality that ever was. Different nationalities of people from around the globe. All of them were full-grown and majestic. For God is no respecter of persons.
I spent some time looking over all the trees. And although the can was small and fit in my hand, I could rotate it and see tree after tree after tree and a full picture of each one printed on the can.
Then, the understanding given to me was that this can contains the “fertilizer” or way that a tree needs to grow up to become mighty and strong, full of vibrant life, and be exceedingly green in color with lots of leaves and flourish abundantly with the ripest of fruit. No disease, no parasites, nor bareness.
The impression was that I could be exactly this kind of person. Vibrant, full of life in Christ, and have it in abundance. Then I began to read the words that were printed on the label more closely. The instructions were simple; the pathway to this fulfilling and abundant life was to “commune” in a more intimate way with the Lord.
Seeking to communicate with the Lord, praying and supplicating with him always. It’s interesting how we read in the scriptures that Jesus said to “pray always,” and we seem to interpret this to mean to just pray; however, it’s not just to pray when we need to or to pray every morning, it really means to “pray always.” However, many times that we pray, we need to pray more, and if we are praying more, then we need to pray even more than that. Jesus’ words are literal… To Pray Always…
Prayer is the answer. How do we pray, how much do we pray, and how deep do we pray?
The Lord was trying to teach me something that I hadn’t realized, which was sitting right in front of my face, and for years, I just didn’t see it. “Commune” more with God. This was the fertilizer that I needed.
Luke 13:6 6 He spake also this parable; A certain man had a fig tree planted in his vineyard; and he came and sought fruit thereon, and found none.
7 Then said he unto the dresser of his vineyard, Behold, these three years I come seeking fruit on this fig tree, and find none: cut it down; why cumbereth it the ground?
8 And he answering said unto him, Lord, let it alone this year also, till I shall dig about it, and dung it:
9 And if it bears fruit, well: and if not, then after that thou shalt cut it down.
God wants us to bear fruit. He was teaching me how to dung (fertilize) my tree so that I can learn to bear fruit. I wanted to grow up strong and be full of life, and have a fullness in life, with branches that reach up toward heaven.
We can all learn to pray more and pray more often so that we can become more of what God has in store for us if we will just spend more time with him in prayer and earnestly seek him. He will teach us and show us what to do so that we can reach our full potential of greatness. It is through Him that we will truly become great!