“I am the true vine, and My Father is the vinedresser. Every branch in Me that does not bear fruit He takes away; and every branch that bears fruit He prunes, that it may bear more fruit... ... I am the vine, you are the branches. He who abides in Me, and I in him, bears much fruit; for without Me you can do nothing. "
John 15:1-2, 5
OUCH! Lord, I know you're pruning me at this moment. I just can't see what you want me to do just yet.
Becoz like i told someone just last week or 2 weeks ago. A recent revelation. Whenever we seem to pick ourselves up, another situation comes in our way threatening to make us fall, challenging us. Why? Well, God is gracious, He loves us and wants us to grow. Trials come to help us grow, or in biblical context, to prune us. He wont give us all trials at the same time becoz He knows we cant handle, but He allows only what we can handle, no matter how difficult it may seem. So every time we recover, He'll prune us again, so that we can grow stronger in our faith and in our relationship with God. Once we recover and He knows we're ready for the next pruning, it'll come. Actually, that's good becoz that'll be the only thing to keep us from mundanity and stagnation. haha. XD
it's kinda like a game i guess. God seems to know how we humans like to move from level to level, can get addicted just winning victory over victory and moving up the levels of games. I guess life is a bit like a computer game. We play our lives out. We're the players, and we're the characters at the same time. We fight, we plan, we decide what to do. Every trial God brings across our path is like a new level. We fight, and eventually when we win, we move on to the next level to fight a greater opponent/trial. But with each increase in 'level', we're more equipped. Our 'strength, weapons, ammunition, health', etc, and whatever not you can think of in games, increases every victory of 'levels'. and with every increase in 'level' brings us closer to God as the battles shaped us in our character.
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