2008-08-27T17:00:00-05:00 GCI info@gospel.com /feeds/topics/refining/ http://hutchcraft.com/A-Word-With-You/Your-Most-Important-Relationship/The-Painful-Road-to-Greater-Results-4302 2008-08-27T17:00:00-05:00 I need to understand this pruning thing. It's one of God's most important tools in growing me - and you, for that matter. In fact, some of the difficulty and loss that you're experiencing right now may actually be your Heavenly Father cutting you back to help you grow. And the results are going to be far greater than they ever could have been if He left what He has been taking away. http://hutchcraft.com/A-Word-With-You/Your-Relationships/The-Hammer-in-God-s-Hands-3923 2008-07-28T16:53:08-05:00 Suffering, pain, hardship, heartache - those are some of life's hammers. You may feel like one of those hammers has been beating on you lately. What you may not realize is who's holding that hammer - and what He's trying to do with it.