THERE IS A PRUNING PROCESS HAPPENING NOW IN THE BODY OF CHRIST.

 SOME CHRISTIANS ARE BECOMING STAGNANT POOLS, INSTEAD OF FLOWING FREELY LIKE THE RIVER THAT WE HAVE INSIDE OF US, THAT PRODUCES LIFE.

WE BECOME STAGNANT WHEN WE NEGLECT GOD'S WORD, STUDYING IT, NOT JUST READING IT, BUT APPLYING IT TO OUR LIFE.


WHEN WE FORGET OUR PRAYER LIFE AND HAVE NO DESIRE TO WORSHIP THE LORD.

WE BECOME STAGNANT WHEN OUR MIND IS ON OURSELVES AND ON THE WORLD AND OFF OF THE LORD.

WE ARE TO CAST ALL OUR CARES ON THE LORD.


LIKE A TREE THAT DOES NOT PRODUCE GOOD FRUIT, WE NEED TO BE PRUNED, CUT BACK.

THE PRUNING PROCESS CAN BE PAINFUL, BUT IT IS NECESSARY IN ORDER TO BECOME FRUITFUL AGAIN AND GLORIFY GOD.


LUKE 13:7 (PARABLE OF THE FRUITLESS FIG TREE.)

THEN HE SAID TO THE KEEPER OF THE VINEYARD, "LOOK, FOR THREE YEARS I HAVE COME SEEKING FRUIT ON THIS FIG TREE AND FIND NONE.  CUT IT DOWN; WHY DOES IT USE UP GROUND?

BUT HE ANSWERED AND SAID TO HIM, "SIR, LET IT ALONE THIS YEAR ALSO, UNTIL I DIG AROUND IT AND FERTILIZE IT.

AND IF IT BEARS FRUIT, WELL, BUT IF NOT, AFTER THAT YOU CAN CUT IT DOWN."

WHEN GOD REVEALS A TRUTH TO US FROM HIS WORD, HE EXPECTS US TO WALK THAT TRUTH OUT IN OUR LIFE.

WHEN THE HOLY SPIRIT BEGINS THE PRUNING, FIRST HE WILL CUT THE  LIMBS, LIKE GOSSIP, LIES, BEING SELF CENTERED, UNFORGIVENESS, UNFAITHFULNESS. THIS TREE HAS BEEN BEARING BAD FRUIT.

THEN HE WILL DEAL WITH BITTERNESS, THAT WILL EFFECT OTHERS.

HEBREWS 12: 15

LOOKING CAREFULLY LEST ANYONE FALL SHORT OF THE GRACE OF GOD; LEST ANY ROOT OF BITTERNESS SPRINGING UP CAUSE TROUBLE, AND BY THIS MANY BECOME DEFILED


BITTERNESS NOT ONLY POISONS YOU, BUT IT WILL EFFECT OTHERS THAT YOU ARE AROUND IN A NEGATIVE WAY.

SNIDE REMARKS COMING FROM YOU, O TO PRIDE IN YOU.  

YOU ARE ABOUT TO ENDURE THE PRUNING PROCESS WHEN THESE THINGS ARE PRESENT IN YOUR LIFE.

GOD LOVES US TOO MUCH TO ALLOW US TO SPEW OUT PAINFUL WORDS THAT HURT OTHERS. 

WE ARE HIS CHILDREN AND HE WANTS TO SEE HIS NATURE COME FROM US.

HE WANTS TO SEE THE CHARACTER OF JESUS, LOVING AND MERCIFUL AND KIND.

IT IS THE LOVE THAT GOD HAS FOR US, THAT WILL CAUSE THE PRUNING PROCESS TO BEGIN. 

JESUS LOVES US TOO MUCH TO LEAVE US FRUITLESS. 

HE WANTS US TO FLOURISH, SHOW THE BEAUTY OF THE LORD.

WE ARE CALLED TO BEAR GOOD FRUIT.

FRUIT OF THE SPIRIT.

GALATIANS 5:22-23

LOVE, JOY, PEACE, LONGSUFFERING, GENTLENESS , FAITHFULNESS, KINDNESS AND GOODNESS AND SELF-CONTROL.

1 PETER 5:10

BUT MAY THE GOD OF ALL GRACE, WHO CALLED US TO HIS ETERNAL GLORY BY CHRIST JESUS, AFTER YOU HAVE SUFFERED A WHILE, PERFECT, ESTABLISH, STRENGTHEN, AND SETTLE YOU.


ISN'T IT AMAZING THAT AFTER WE HAVE SUFFERED A WHILE, WE SEE THINGS FROM GOD'S PERSPECTIVE.


BELOVED, THE PRUNING PROCESS IS A GOOD THING.  IT PRODUCES NEW LIFE AND GOOD FRUIT.

IT IS BEAUTIFUL TO BEHOLD, AS PEOPLE WILL SEE JESUS IN YOU.

GOD'S LOVE WILL PRODUCE LIFE AND WHOLENESS AFTER WE HAVE BEEN PRUNED BACK.  

THE SON WILL SHINE ON THOSE CUT PARTS AND NEW LIFE WILL BEGIN.

THIS IS WHY WE THANK GOD FOR ALL THINGS AND IN ALL THINGS, BECAUSE HE IS ALWAYS WORKING FOR OUR GOOD. 

TRANSFORMING US INTO THE IMAGE OF JESUS CHRIST. 

SO YIELD TO THE PRUNING PROCESS, AND DO NOT COMPLAIN, PRAISE GOD AS HE DOES THE WORK ON YOU. 

WE ARE SO BEAUTIFUL TO OUR GOD. HE LOVES US SO MUCH.

FOR HE SEES THE FINISHED WORK, BEFORE IT EVER HAD BEGUN. (PSALM 139: 14-17)


GOD BLESS YOUR DAY

JESUS LOVES YOU

LOVE IN JESUS 

JOY

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