19 | Cultivating Fruit That Lasts: Spiritual Growth Lessons from the Garden

“This is to my Father’s glory, that you bear much fruit, showing yourselves to be my disciples.” — John 15:8

“Everyone will sit under their own vine and under their own fig tree, and no one will make them afraid, for the Lord Almighty has spoken.” — Micah 4:4

✨Rooted Jesus Girls,✨

In this episode, we close out Part Three of Rooted in Grace: Covenant Relationship with Chapter 10, Bearing Fruit That Lasts. This is the final core chapter of the book — a culmination of everything we’ve learned about trust, belonging, and covenant love.

Fruitfulness in God’s kingdom is not measured by quick results or flashy outcomes. It’s measured in faithfulness, in abiding, and in the kind of fruit that outlives us.

🌿 In this episode, I share:

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  The difference between visible fruit you can hold in your hands and invisible fruit that God grows in hidden places.

  
  


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  Why Jesus’ parable of the sower reminds us our job is to sow faithfully, not control outcomes.

  
  


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  How years of barrenness or disappointment in the garden — and in life — can still produce endurance, humility, and courage.

  
  


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  The theology of lasting fruit in John 15: fruit that glorifies God and endures into eternity.

  
  


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  My story of planting a fig tree — a Ge Neri variety — as the centerpiece of my prayer garden, a symbol of God’s abundance and peace (Micah 4:4).

  
  


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  How fruit multiplies into legacy: one tree becomes many, one act of faithfulness can ripple beyond our own lifetime.

  
  


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  Four practical practices for cultivating lasting fruit in your spiritual life.

  
  

🌿 Encouragement for You

Lasting fruit isn’t flashy — it’s faithful. Some of the sweetest harvests may never fit into jars or baskets, but they will endure in character, in legacy, and in eternity. You may never see all the impact of the seeds you sow, but God does. And He is faithful to bring the harvest in His time.

📓 Rooted Questions

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  What fruit in your life is visible right now? What might be growing invisibly beneath the surface?

  
  


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  Where are you being faithful in ways no one else sees?

  
  


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  How do you define fruitfulness — and how might God define it differently?

  
  


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  Is there an area where you’ve been sowing but haven’t seen a harvest yet?

  
  


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  What kind of lasting fruit do you long to cultivate in this season?

  
  

🌿 Special Invitation

I’d love for you to join me in just a couple of weeks for the Free 6-Day Prayer Garden Challenge. Together, we’ll walk through my G.R.O.W.T.H. framework and create simple, sacred spaces where your faith can take root and flourish. Whether you have a backyard, a patio, or just a few pots, this challenge will help you plant both soil and soul with intention.

✨ Sign up today through the link in the show notes — it’s free, and I’d be honored to walk this journey with you.

🙏 Closing Reminder

You were never asked to prove yourself by output. You were asked to abide. To sow. To trust. And in due season, God will bring fruit that lasts.

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