2012-09-20T09:15:29-05:00 GCI info@gospel.com /feeds/topics/pruning/ http://hutchcraft.com/a-word-with-you/your-hard-times/the-knife-that-gives-life-6704 2012-09-20T09:15:29-05:00 God loves you enough to bring out your very best, so right now He may be removing some branches so you can be more alive than ever. http://hutchcraft.com/a-word-with-you/your-hard-times/chopping-cherry-blossoms-6422 2011-08-23T10:58:22-05:00 Calling all cherry blossom trees and people like me. The pruning knife is your friend. The Gardener knows what He's doing. And He knows what you can become. http://hutchcraft.com/a-word-with-you/your-most-important-relationship/the-painful-road-to-greater-results-6111 2010-06-14T11:48:22-05:00 Pruning is actually God's loving surgery to let His light go deeper into your life than it has ever gone before. You may not enjoy the process. You probably won't enjoy the process - but you, and everybody else is going to love the results! http://hutchcraft.com/a-word-with-you/your-most-important-relationship/the-painful-road-to-greater-results-6024 2010-02-17T14:47:22-05:00 Before the fruit, comes the pruning. I imagine if a vine could talk, he'd say to the pruner, "You're killing me, man!" And the gardener would say, "I know it hurts, but I'm actually removing things you don't really need so you can explode with greater fruit." That may be exactly what's happening in your life right now. It doesn't feel good, but it is good. God is lovingly removing things you think you need. http://hutchcraft.com/A-Word-With-You/Your-Personal-Power/When-Less-is-More-5678 2008-10-15T17:36:02-05:00 God prepares for a great victory by cutting things back. God prepares for a great harvest by cutting things back. In the strange and wonderful ways of God, less is often more. That might be an equation you need to hear right now, because it sure does feel as if God is cutting you back. You're feeling the pain, the loss, and the confusion of a child of God who is being pruned. But not necessarily because something is wrong with you; maybe because something is very right.