“I am the true vine, and my Father is the vinedresser.
Every branch in me that does not bear fruit he takes away, and every branch that does bear fruit he prunes, that it may bear more fruit. John 15:1-2
God’s pruning process may be painful, but it is always purposeful—to make us more fruitful and more like Christ. God lovingly removes what is unfruitful or unhelpful in our lives—not to harm us, but to bring us into deeper intimacy and greater fruitfulness.