1 Timothy 4:15-16 TPT “Make all of this your constant meditation and make it real with your life so everyone can see that you are moving forward.
16 Give careful attention to your spiritual life and every cherished truth you teach, for living what you preach will release salvation inside you and to all those who listen to you.”
No matter how much you evangelize, salvation will not touch the other person until you flow in the anointing of salvation by living what you talk. This is why Jesus said to the Pharisees, who barked a good tune but were hypocrites in action, that they were producing a child twice for hell.
The Garden of Eden had the Tree of Life. You are like a tree 🌳. Your branches are the manifestations of your choices and decisions. Your fruit is the outcome of those decisions. What kind of outcomes are you producing? A good tree cannot produce bad fruit, and a bad tree cannot produce good fruit. Your roots are receiving the nutrients from the soil. What kind of soil have you made yourself? The soil is influencing your choices and decisions. Are your roots growing deeply, embedding themselves into Trinity God for deep calls onto deep? Or are the roots shallow because growth is always hindered by the concerns of the world or from a lack of attention and commitment?
Pastor Steve Kim