Read John 15:13-17

[Jesus said] “You didn’t choose me. I chose you. I appointed you to go and produce lasting fruit, so that the Father will give you whatever you ask for, using my name.” - John 15:16 (NLT)

Each of us who has been called by the gospel to follow Christ should keep this fact in mind, that we have been chosen not just to join Jesus in heaven, but to bear fruit here on earth. Examining our lives for those things that interfere with this, and asking the Father to prune them, is an important part of our fruitfulness.