ANYTHING
YOU WANT

Topics: Fruit of the Spirit; Fruitfulness

References: Romans 1:16; Galatians 5:22–23; 6:7–8

A woman dreamed that she wandered into a shop at the mall and found Jesus behind a counter.

“You can have anything your heart desires,” Jesus said.

Astounded but pleased, the woman asked for peace, joy, happiness, wisdom, and freedom from fear. Then she added, “Not just for me, but for the whole earth.”

Jesus smiled and said, “I think you misunderstood me. We don’t sell fruits, only seeds.”

—Bruce McNicol and Bill Thrall, The Ascent of a Leader (Jossey-Bass, 1999)