06/06/2026
There are times in life when we forget to lock the door in our own homes. We become so comfortable that locking it is the last thing we think about before going to bed. I think a lot of us do the same thing with God.
As humans, we get stuck in a cycle of comfort. We think we are safe and rely heavily on our senses, seeing, hearing, and touching, that we forget the most important part of what actually keeps us safe: locking the door. Sometimes when we leave it unlocked something harmful opens that door and slowly begins to shape our hearts. We stop caring, become hardened and mean, and grow comfortable with chaos and impulsiveness. We start choosing what satisfies our flesh because we assume that, as long as we’re in the house, nothing can rob us of our safety.
But that’s not always true.
This isn’t about our physical homes. It’s about locking the door to the world and opening our hearts to Jesus. Locking the door isn’t shutting people out. It’s choosing to close our hearts to fear, bitterness, pride, and the lies of “comfort” the world can offer so we can open them fully to the One who gives life. That’s where we learn what it means to be kind and holy.
It’s easy to be angry with the people in our lives when things go wrong, when we’re hurting, when we don’t know what’s next, or when it feels like everything keeps falling apart. Sometimes we turn on the people who love us most because many of us never experienced true rest. We never received the comfort we needed to process our emotions. But in Jesus there is rest, and in His adoption there is belonging, healing, and REAL understanding.
God is good in every light, and He would never leave you sitting in a dark house with snakes if you asked Him for freedom.
When we spend time with Jesus, something begins to change. We stop living from our wounds and start living from His love. Kindness becomes more than being nice. Goodness becomes more than doing good things. To be kind is to say, “You are my kind, No matter what” even to the person who is dirty, hurting, or angry. To have goodness is to recognize that, even in their anger, God still has a purpose for their life just as much as He does for yours.
Blessed is the one who chooses to be level at the foot of the cross ready to wash dirty feet , who loves people in a way that makes them feel accepted regardless of how much they agree with their decisions. At the end of the day, we are called to be a fruitful tree.
Fruit doesn’t come from trying harder or forceful growth. It comes from trusting the One who planted us & accepting help when we need it.
It is easy to put on a show. It is easy to have leaves and claim to have Jesus. But all leaves do is hide an empty tree. If you are not bearing figs, do you truly know the Word of God?
If Jesus walked up to your tree today, would it be barren or Would there be a fig?
