Standing Strong in His Grace

Have you ever gone through a season of spiritual pruning as a believer in Jesus?  I have and didn’t know what was going on.  When you go through something of that nature,  it is very easy to give up on God.  He does not want us to do that. He wants us to remain steadfast as He cuts those things out of our lives that are not bearing fruit.  He wants us to endure through that pruning as painful as that is at times… God wants you to know he is not trying to punish or harm you.  He is pruning you to make you more fruitful. We should see pruning as a reward to improve our lives.   If we want to be fruit bearers, we will go through seasons where ou great Vinedresser prunes back the branches not producing fruit.   He prunes everyone who abides in Jesus to enable us to bear new fruit enhancing spiritual growth.   God is the master gardener who prunes unproductive things from the lives of his children.   So yes, any branch that does not produce fruit will be removed from your life.   He will re