A Texas sheep rancher named Mr. Yates spent years struggling to pay his mortgage—all while an ocean of oil sat beneath his own land, untouched. Once drillers finally struck it, his wells produced 80,000 barrels a day. He'd been a multimillionaire the entire time without knowing it. Davey uses that story to open up Jesus' image of the vine and the branches, and makes a point that cuts against how most Christians try to grow: you don't produce spiritual fruit through effort. You bear it, by staying connected to the source. What changes when "try harder" stops being the plan?
Finding Joy In a Vineyard
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