“I am the true vine, and my Father is the gardener. He cuts off every branch in me that bears no fruit, while every branch that does bear fruit he prunes so that it will be even more fruitful.” John 15:2 When you read this passage and particularly the word “pruning”, what emotions or thoughts … Continue reading In the Waiting- Pruning
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In the Crushing and Pressing
Have you ever gone to the grocery store and after arriving home to unload, you find the loaf of bread, carton of eggs or tomatoes crushed? Even though we may lay them out, they never morph into what we saw to begin with. Likewise, our lives are similar. For it is in the valleys and … Continue reading In the Crushing and Pressing