They say you can tell everything about a tree by it’s fruit. Good fruit equals a good tree. Bad fruit… well, you might as well burn the tree to the ground. Alright, maybe that’s an exaggeration, but you get the idea.

And so it is with people. You can tell what a person’s about by their fruit. What do they leave behind for others? What follows them?

One of my friends seems to be in a constant state of drama, and drags everyone into the drama spiral in almost every conversation. Another one of my friends always lifts my spirits and makes me laugh.

What is your fruit? Do you share goodness, truth, love and light everywhere you go? Do people feel better after they spend time with you? Do you bring a sense of calm into a room with you? Or, do others get uptight around you, start raising their voices… how often do you find yourself in fights with people?

That crazy guy Jesus once said “You know what is in someone’s heart because of what comes out of their mouth.” Poisoned words? There’s a poisoned heart in there somewhere.

How about you? What sort of heart are you hiding, and what does that mean to you?