Does the fruit tree have to do anything in order to bear fruit? I mean, does it, in itself, have any power to produce fruit? Can it produce fruit faster than its appointed season? Can it produce whatever kind of fruit it wants to produce? Why then, do we try to do anything apart from the Spirit of God? Is it not the fruit of the Spirit we are meant to bear? Then why do we strive to do good works apart from Him? The Spirit is the one who does the work, we just have to go along for the journey. We just have to surrender to the truth of who we are, who we abide in, and then we will bear much fruit!

For further reading: John 15:1-17, James 3:12, Matthew 7:15-20, Luke 6:43-45, Matthew 12:33-37, Mark 8:24, Galatians 5:22,23