CHRISTIAN DISCOURAGED THAT, AFTER TWO MONTHS, HIS SPIRITUAL FRUIT TREE STILL ISN'T GROWING.7/20/2021 Bangor, WA (Wokeville Gazette) — A local Christian man is becoming spiritually frustrated, as the fruits of his labors are failing to bear any real spiritual fruit.
Dylan Anderson was floundering in his faith. He considered himself a Christian and grew up in the church, but for most of his adult life his relationship with God has been complicated. "I grew up in the church and knew from a very young age that I didn't want to go to hell", said Anderson. "But at the same time, I really didn't want Jesus telling me how to live my life. So, God and I made an agreement". That agreement was that God would take care of all the big things—like Dylan's heath and finances—but Dylan would take care of all the rest. "It was working out fairly well, for both of us, with only a few minor snags", said Anderson. "But then I ran into an issue with my marriage that I couldn't figure out on my own. I tried drinking, porn, joining a bowling league and a few other self-medicating remedies but none of them seemed to fix the issue. So, I did the only thing left that I could think to do". Dylan found the box, he'd been storing in his attic for decades, and pulled out his childhood copy of "The Teen Study Bible". "It was pretty dusty", said Dillon. "And a there was a lot of mouse poop around it. But after I cleaned up off and flipped through the pages and read a few of the notes I had made at summer camp, I decided to finally put the Bible to good use". That's when Dylan went to his garage, pulled out a shovel, and decided to bury his Bible. The only problem is, now after two solid months of watering and pulling weeds, the Bible still hasn't shown any indication that it's going to turn into a spiritual growth tree. "I don't want to sound ungrateful", said Anderson. "But I was really hoping I'd be eating some spiritual fruit by now. I've literally spent about an hour a day watering the Bible and keeping the weeds at bay. I've been crossing my fingers and sending positive vibes every night before bed that I'd wake up to a spiritual fruit tree, but every morning I just wake up disappointed. I'm kind of at a loss as far as what to do next". Dylan said that even though he wishes it wasn't the case, the lack of spiritual growth is starting to impact his faith. "I still believe in God and all that stuff, but I'm really starting to wonder if he believes in me", said Anderson. "I'm going to continue to work on getting my spiritual fruit tree to grow, but at this point the journey might be the only reward. I've done what I can, but the rest is out of my hands". |