John 15:6

John 15:6 says, If a man abide not in Me, he is cast forth as a branch, and is withered; and men gather them, and cast them into the fire, and they are burned." This is a warning to those who profess to follow Christ but are never truly rooted to Him in faith.  There are many today who will profess Christ to enhance their own standing in the world, but they not only do not bear fruit, but they also soon wither and die.  They soon die in faith and are cut off and burned.  We are not called to judge those who profess to follow Christ, but their works and the fruit they bear will judge them.  We may fool the world today, but eventually we will stand before Christ, and if we are not truly His, we will be cast out into the fire.  Verse seven adds, If ye abide in Me, and My words abide in you, ye shall ask what ye will, and it will be done unto you.  The key is abiding in Jesus and having His word abide in us.  When this is true, we will realize that He never said I will give you everything you want.  We cannot make this promise about material things.  We are to rely on God to meet our needs, but not to satisfy our desires.  He will give us what we need, but we may not need what we desire.  Verse eight continues, Herein is My Father glorified, that ye bear much fruit; so shall ye be My disciples.  This means that we live under the Lordship of Christ that the fruits of the Spirit may be manifest in us.  This always has to do with spiritually being under God's direction and never to do with material wealth or wellbeing.  We must follow the example that Jesus set.