Why does God prune the people He loves?

In this message from "Welcome to the Pruning Process" (John 15:1–5), Pastor Glenn R. Shields explores a difficult but necessary truth: growth often requires surrender. Pruning can feel painful, confusing, and even unfair when we don't understand what God is doing. Yet Jesus teaches that the Father, as the Gardener, removes and refines things in our lives so that we can become more fruitful. Every cut has a purpose. Every season has a reason. And every act of pruning is rooted in God's wisdom,