| | Ahh, good weekend so far. On Saturday I slept in and read a little. Later I pruned my energetic crabapple back. While I was doing that I had an interesting idea. You know that passage in the Gospels about how Jesus is the vine and we are the branches? I think it was in that same parable that Jesus said that whatever branch produces good fruit is pruned by the Father. Now I've done a lot of pruning over the past few years and I've studied the science behind it pretty extensively but it wasn't until yesterday that I recognized the significance of that passage. Previously I had just interpreted Jesus' words to mean that the Father will remove parts of my life that are not helping me and the pruning might hurt for a time. Now that's entirely true but I started comparing my pruning know-how with that passage and I recognized that that interpretation isn't completely accurate. The purpose of pruning is for the plant to conform to the shape that the Gardener wants. Isn't that exactly what God wants? He doesn't just want to remove, remove, and remove some more. He wants to direct our growth toward the light and postpone growth in certain areas until the proper time. I know it's a small thought but it excited me.
After pruning, my dad, Dan, and I headed to Longacre and played some hard-core ball-tag. You should see the looks we get from soccer moms and overprotective dads when a middle-aged dude, a teen, and a kid are all running around yelling and throwing a Nerf ball at each other, fun stuff. And, of course, tonight should be fun as usual. Get some sleep promers lol. God bless,
Mike
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| | Posted 4/20/2008 3:57 PM - 46 Views - 2 eProps - 2 comments
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