John 15:1-5 (AMP)
1 I AM the True Vine, and My Father is the Vinedresser.
2 Any branch in Me that does not bear fruit [that stops bearing] He cuts away (trims off, takes away); and He cleanses and repeatedly prunes every branch that continues to bear fruit, to make it bear more and richer and more excellent fruit.
3 You are cleansed and pruned already, because of the word which I have given you [the teachings I have discussed with you].
4 Dwell in Me, and I will dwell in you. [Live in Me, and I will live in you.] Just as no branch can bear fruit of itself without abiding in (being vitally united to) the vine, neither can you bear fruit unless you abide in Me.
5 I am the Vine; you are the branches. Whoever lives in Me and I in him bears much (abundant) fruit. However, apart from Me [cut off from vital union with Me] you can do nothing.

What is pruning? It is the agricultural term for lopping or cutting off the superfluous parts, branches, or shoots of; that is to clear off useless material by shaping or smoothing by trimming; something, mostly trees and plants.
It can also mean to dress a tree, plant, or person.
Farmer, vinedresser, gardener, and husbandman are generic words for someone who tends plants. Jesus used this as the name of God the Father when He taught about the True Vine. Jesus is the Vine; His Father is the vinedresser who cultivates and prunes the branches so that they bear fruit. Pruning is not cruel; vines thrive when they are pruned each season.
People, especially believers see affliction as a dreadful thing, and they try to either get out of the season of affliction quickly or want to avoid it completely.
As the vinedresser, God will remove every unfruitful branch from the vine, by pruning everyone attached to the vine by faith to increase and be fruitful in Christ.
Whether we live fruitful lives or not, life happens, and the word of God still prunes us, regardless of where we are.
The Lord prunes us to remove dead and dying branches and stubs (that is, ungodly characters, attitude, behaviours, and mindset), to allow room for the fruit of the spirit to thrive and godly attributes to grow in us. When we are unpruned, just like a plant, there will be an infestation of pests that will deter the promotion of natural shape and healthy growth both spiritually and physically.
The Lord prunes what He needs to in us, so, we must trust Him and be confident that He knows what needs to go, prunes them to throw away and what needs to remain, like the parable of the dragnet in Matthew 13:47.
Pruned if you don’t, pruned if you do! You will be pruned either way. Allow the Lord to prune you, so you can become a fruitful person. Refuse the Lord’s pruning and the world will prune or dress you in the garment you have allowed to them to fit you in.
The Lord says in Jeremiah 2:21 that Israel was a good vine when He planted them and gave them the instruction, ordinances, and privileges to help them to live suitably lives, but instead, they became degenerate, just as we have today; Christianity has deteriorated, godly fruit so bad and unseen that we appear as jokers to the unbelieving world. Instead of being true worshippers, exhibitors of a holy life and scripturally sound conversation, we’ve become just as corrupt and profligate as the ones we’re meant to reach for Christ.
If you leave your garden unpruned, it would very quickly overgrow with thistles and brambles which will only harm whatever good seed you planted. This is exactly what happens if we don’t allow the Lord, our vinedresser, gardener to prune and dress us for His glory.
If we view pruning as punitive, rather than restorative, we lose sight of God’s undying love toward us and we become like Job’s friends who immediately assume God is punishing us instead of training us.
Pruned if you don’t produce fruit and pruned if you do to produce more.
Shalom