We must allow God to prune us. Though it doesn't feel good to the flesh, pruning creates life and fruitfulness. It allows us to maturity and reach our calling. Let us submit to God and the changes He is creating in us.
God builds our faith, and the story of Gideon compared with the Battle of Thermopylae.
The great commission and discipleship is from the seed (Jesus all-in-all) that He supplies, that we in the Body of Christ would be fruitful...