Find out what God pruning you really means.
Hi, I’m Joni Eareckson Tada. The other night I was in bed and trying so hard not to think how painful my hip was. Pain can be so demoralizing; it can make your world feel so small. Well, while lying there, I decided to comfort my heart and listen to a reading of John chapters 14 and 15 on my iPhone. When Max McLean [that’s who was reading] got to John 15:2, I was struck by the words of Jesus where he says, “Every branch that bears fruit, he prunes so that it will be more fruitful.” Yep, I could say that the biting pain in my hip could be likened to the biting blades of pruning shears. And just what was God pruning? Well, how about me lying there on the edge of grumbling against God, right? Thinking about my pain and how it was just too much to handle. Hey, no need for a complaining spirit. When God prunes, he always has better fruit in mind – for my life, your life, and for his glory.
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