Redeeming Productivity Prune Your Commitments to Finish the Year Well
Sep 2, 2025
Feeling overwhelmed with commitments? Discover how to reassess what truly matters to you. Learn the art of pruning commitments to enhance your productivity and spiritual growth as the year comes to a close. Understand that being busy doesn’t equal faithfulness, and find focus amidst the chaos. With a four-step process inspired by tree pruning, you’ll be guided to eliminate distractions and thrive in your genuine responsibilities.
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Busyness Is Not The Same As Faithfulness
- Reagan Rose warns believers often equate busyness with faithfulness, which leads to overcommitment.
- Overcommitment can divert focus from the few tasks God uniquely calls you to steward.
Falling Branches Prompt Action
- Reagan Rose describes giant oak trees on his property that had never been trimmed and developed dangerous dead limbs.
- A large dead branch recently fell, prompting him to call an arborist to remove the dead wood immediately.
Cutting Good Branches Increases Fruit
- The arborist explained pruning living branches helps the tree redirect energy to more fruitful limbs.
- This analogy framed the need to remove even good things that drain resources from what matters most.