Whether its GOD taking away  "our"  stuff that really belongs to HIM,  or letting us go through that valley so we will come closer to him....... My best friend and his wife will be without their  car for 6 months because he cant afford the $1800 to fix it....
 
Just like my peach tree, I've spent much of the last couple days picking off 9 out of 10 of the  tiny peach buds so what is left will grow properly......
 
GOD prunes us of our excess stuff  of the world to get us ready for heaven
 
Lewis Brackett