Some days you don’t feel broken.

You just feel tired.

Not in crisis—just worn thin.

You’re still showing up, still doing what needs to be done, but deep down you know something’s missing.

Jesus spoke right into that place when He said in John 15:5,

“I am the vine, ye are the branches… for without me ye can do nothing.”

Notice He didn’t say you will struggle a little without Me.

He said nothing.

Not nothing as in useless—but nothing that truly lasts. Nothing that truly bears fruit.

Branches don’t strain.

They don’t grind.

They don’t hustle to produce fruit.

They simply stay connected.

Most of us don’t burn out because we don’t love God.

We burn out because we try to live the Christian life for Christ instead of from Christ.

Abiding isn’t about doing more.

It’s about staying close.

Letting His life flow into yours.

Letting His strength carry what your strength can’t.

Fruit comes naturally when connection comes first.

So today, if you feel dry, weary, or stretched beyond yourself, don’t try harder.

Draw nearer.

Sit with Him.

Talk to Him.

Stay attached.

Because the same Jesus who said, “Without Me you can do nothing,”

also promised that when you abide in Him,

your life will bear fruit—

good fruit—

fruit that remains.

Stay connected.

The vine is strong.