One thing I can testify about, God is a Lord of action. The bible has many references for the fruit of hands, lips, doings, and works. All of which could be appropriately combined into fruitful actions. Most importantly, the Lord even references the fruit of His own works, and how we all benefit from them. Should we not strive to walk out the same actions to ensure a fruitful life? 

He waters the hills from His upper chambers; The earth is satisfied with the fruit of Your works. (Psalm 104: 13)

I the Lord search the heart, I test the mind, Even to give every man according to his ways, According to the fruit of his doings. (Jeremiah 17:10)

Give her the fruit of her hands, And let her own works praise her in the gates. (Proverbs 31:31)

 Therefore by Him let us continually offer sacrifice of praise to God, that is, the fruit of our lips, giving thanks to His name. (Hebrews 13: 15)

 …that you may walk worthy of the Lord, fully pleasing Him, being fruitful in every good work and increasing in the knowledge of God. (Colossians 1:10)

                                                                                                      Questions

 Life is full of actions. It seems that every choice produces some form of fruit. Therefore regardless of whether fruit is planned or spontaneous, good or bad, helpful or harmful, every move we make yields something. As believers, the Spirt calls us to become mindful of the actions we take and therefore the fruit we produce. We often believe we are only fruitful for the Lord when we are standing on platforms or when we accomplish the “big calling”. Yet we produce more fruit from our daily actions than most of us will ever produce from a “single calling”. Don’t get me wrong, some are called to become fishers of men with wide nets and public responsibility. However, a single fishing pole can still bring in a humble catch. Since the Lord values all his children, he sends out all kinds of fisherman. Our daily actions, be it words, labor, plans, or deeds yields a harvest. The question becomes what type of harvest and what type of fruit are we producing? Honestly this is a question I often ask after the fact. After the day is done, the to-do list is checked, and the plans are completed. I wish I were more mindful of my everyday actions, and the fruit I produce. But the busyness of life is no minor distraction, and the tug of war for worldly versus heavenly success has bills and responsibilities positioned perfectly in the middle. 

 What about you, what daily actions do you take? What type of fruit comes from the labor of your hands and month? Do your plans resemble actions the Lord would be pleased with? Do you work to produce fruit for the heavenly kingdom? The bible asks clarifying questions throughout all its books. Biblical questions can help center our perspectives and draw us back to an awareness of our own actions and the impact they have on our journey to live fruitful lives.

 The Lord God called to Adam and said, “Where are you?” (Genesis 3:9)

 He said to them. “But who do you say that I am?” (Mark 8:29)

 You ran well. Who hindered you from obeying the truth? (Galatians 5:27)

                                                                                               A Life of Action

The Lord reminds us that we have a way to refocus our actions. Most importantly our actions become fruit. What type of fruit will you produce?

You will know them by their fruits. Do men gather grapes from thornbushes or figs from thistles? Even so, every good tree bears good fruit, but a bad tree bears bad fruit. A good tree cannot bear bad fruit, nor can a bad tree bear good fruit. (Matthew 7:16-18)