Formula for when we are disconnected from the Vine:

Isolated Striving + Unending Responsibilities = Burnout 

Formula for when we are connected to the Vine:

Connection with Jesus + Unending Responsibilities = Fruit

A branch connected to the vine produces every time. A branch that thinks it’s the vine withers and dries up every time. We are the branches. We are not the vine. 

If you’re feeling exhausted or discouraged, here’s the main point Jesus wants us to take away: We can’t do it alone, and we don’t have to.

Branches don’t live alone. They are connected to the vine and with other branches.