Purpose Of Pruning
Oh the pain of pruning - clipping and chipping away at the dry leaves, (habits, character and attitude that's unlike Christ)
An old song comes to mind...
Anything that brings you closer to Jesus is good for you.....
If your trials are bringing you closer to Jesus, just praise His name..
The word also says.. No trials for the present time seems good but they work for good. So with pruning. It may appear that the flowers are being clipped or the tree is being damage. But it's the pruning that makes and keeps it healthy and causes the growth. As the plants need pruning so our lives need the pruning (testing) to bring God's goodness to the surface.
Ouch, that hurts!!! Pruning is never an easy experience, whether we are doing the pruning or when we are being pruned. The writer said, :It is good for us". I example of the nail polish, which seals the wounds and prevent infection, Wow! Isn't it amazing how things can have multiple functions.
ReplyDelete"Each trial will make us stronger". Daddy promise that with the trial He will make a way to escape, so that we can bear it. What love?
Jesus! I give you my bad habits, stinky attitude, and ungodly character. Prune me to be just like you. Ouch, I feel the dead, dry, leaves falling, and it hurts! Holy Spirit help my infirmities.
MJ