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'... Be fruitful ... ' Genesis 1:28
Vineyards have only one purpose: to produce grapes. Energy spent on anything else is wasted. The pruner has four things in mind: removing what's dead or dying; making sure sunlight gets to the fruit-bearing branches; increasing the size and quality of the grapes; encouraging new grapes to develop.
God does the same with you. He will cut away parts of your life that are no good to Him or anyone else. Sometimes God does it even though we don't understand what's happening. Maybe, you've been loved-up with someone and all of a sudden it's over. Maybe your Xbox has just blown up. Maybe that mate who you always seem to end up in a police cell with, has just been shipped to another part of the country. Maybe, all this isn't just a long streak of bad luck. Maybe God the gardener has been pruning stuff off your life that isn't very helpful for you at the minute.
Whether it's bad habits, wrong attitudes or lesser priorities, God cuts away anything that distracts you from living out who He made you to be.
So don't blame all your pain on the devil or throw the book at other people if you're facing tough times at the mo, it may just be God answering your prayer for greater blessing in your life. It may be God dealing with your sin. It may be God preparing you for your next exciting phase of life.
written by Bob Gass
'... Be fruitful ... ' Genesis 1:28
Vineyards have only one purpose: to produce grapes. Energy spent on anything else is wasted. The pruner has four things in mind: removing what's dead or dying; making sure sunlight gets to the fruit-bearing branches; increasing the size and quality of the grapes; encouraging new grapes to develop.
God does the same with you. He will cut away parts of your life that are no good to Him or anyone else. Sometimes God does it even though we don't understand what's happening. Maybe, you've been loved-up with someone and all of a sudden it's over. Maybe your Xbox has just blown up. Maybe that mate who you always seem to end up in a police cell with, has just been shipped to another part of the country. Maybe, all this isn't just a long streak of bad luck. Maybe God the gardener has been pruning stuff off your life that isn't very helpful for you at the minute.
Whether it's bad habits, wrong attitudes or lesser priorities, God cuts away anything that distracts you from living out who He made you to be.
So don't blame all your pain on the devil or throw the book at other people if you're facing tough times at the mo, it may just be God answering your prayer for greater blessing in your life. It may be God dealing with your sin. It may be God preparing you for your next exciting phase of life.
written by Bob Gass
