Hurts So Good

When you have trees or bushes in your yard, one of the things you must do to keep them healthy and growing is prune them. You cut the branches down, in order for them to grow bigger and stronger. It seems backwards...cutting them off to help them grow, but the truth is, it's the best thing for them.

God prunes us. He wants to remove the dead, unproductive parts of our lives in order to replace them with healthy ones. There are times that we need to prune things from our own lives in order to allow God to do the rest.

Here's one thing I know: Pruning hurts! It's hard to do and it is painful, however, it is necessary and the best thing for you in the end.

"He cuts off every branch in me that bears no fruit, while every branch that does bear fruit He prunes so that it will be even more fruitful." John 15:2

Take the hurt and know it's for my good? Don't mind if I do...