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Okay, okay, okay, I must confess about how I come about my stories every day. Several months ago I received an email with an attachment/link called The Scripture Tree. Every morning I come into my office, sit down at my desk, open up The Scripture Tree and click on a flower. I pray asking God to reveal something to me this day and with each click He never fails me. Upon reading the verse I mutter for a few moments, reflecting on myself and my issues and then the words just seem to pour right out of me.

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With that being said I do believe that I am in a season of pruning! Let's see just this week alone the Holy Spirit has lead me to two different passages that discussed "pruning" for lack of a better term. And, just yesterday I was in a conversation with a wonderful co-worker of mine and during the conversation I referred to myself like kudzu who grows out of control at times and needs a gardener constantly trimming my vines.

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Then, today, my wonderful passage comes from John 15:2 "He cuts off every branch of mine that doesn’t produce fruit, and he prunes the branches that do bear fruit so they will produce even more." (NLT). Do you see a pattern here? To be judgment day honest with you I have been struggling this week with a few frustrations. I have been praying about my frustrations and little bit by little bit those kudzu vines are being snipped but today, my verse, has just put a little spring in my step. You see, I feel as though I am being reminded that although I have some branches that He has needed to cut off He has also come across some branches that just simply need to be pruned so that they can grow more. I don't know about you but that just made my day!

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What about you? Are you walking around today with a few dead branches weighing you down? Let THE GARDENER do His job today and you just do yours!! You may hear a little "snip-snip" throughout the day but don't panic...trust me...in the end you will feel so much better!