As I’ve been sitting with the Lord lately, my heart has been drawn back to the very beginning — to the garden, to the two trees God placed before humanity. The Tree of Life… and the tree of the knowledge of good and evil.
These were not just ancient symbols. They represent the choices we face every single day. And I sense the Father inviting us again to choose the Tree of Life — to live from His presence, His voice, and His ways.
Many of us carry things in our lives that are good, not-so-good, and at times deeply painful. And often we ask ourselves:
How do I build a strong foundation when my past contains both blessing and brokenness?
How do I walk free from situations that still follow me?
How do I tell the difference between what is good and what only looks good on the surface?
I’ve learned over the years that both good and bad can come to test us — not to harm us, but to reveal what tree we are drawing from. The Lord is always leading us toward life, toward healing, toward His heart.
The Tree of Life always leads to freedom, honour, and no shame. It leads us into the journey Scripture calls “from glory to glory”, and each step on that journey involves more surrender, more refinement, and in time, more victory.
When God created us, He made us in His image — with the ability to multiply what He gives us. Genesis tells us this clearly. The authority to multiply isn’t just something we do with our hands; it is woven into who we are. Our words, our thoughts, the posture of our hearts… all of these carry the power to multiply something. The question is: What are we multiplying?
When we say amen, we are saying, “So be it.” We are agreeing with something. And I believe God is inviting us to align our “amen” with His Word, not with our fears or frustrations.
Even rest itself reveals God’s heart. When He finished creating the world, He blessed the seventh day and declared it holy. That means rest is holy. It is part of His design for us — a reminder that we are called to live from Him, not just work for Him.
I often tell people: God wants our lives to multiply His life. The decisions we make don’t only affect us — they shape our families, our children, and the generations after us. We were created to rule and reign with Him, to steward life in such a way that His goodness moves through us into those who come behind us.
Many believers wait for someone else to give them a word. But the Father longs to speak to you Himself. His desire is that we walk with Him daily, listening for His voice, and trusting that He will reveal what we need to know. As Deuteronomy 29:29 says, “The secret things belong to the Lord, but what He reveals belongs to us and our children.” What God gives us is meant to be lived — and passed on.
My encouragement to you is this: choose the Tree of Life. Choose His presence. Choose His voice over your own reasoning. Choose rest over striving. Choose words that bring life rather than ones that tear down.
And as you do, you will begin to see His life multiply within you — not slowly, but exponentially — touching those around you and leaving a legacy for the generations to come.