A pruned life bears fruit

In John 15: 1 -2 it says, "I am the true vine, and my Father is the husbandman. Every branch in me that beareth not fruit he taketh away; and every branch that beareth fruit, he purgeth it, that it may bring forth more fruit." We have had to prune some of our plants at times and it is hard to do but it causes the plant to bear fruit. We have separated peony plants before with good results. We took a shovel and cut or pruned the plant right down the middle and moved it to another part of our garden. Within a year or two it was bearing fruit with beautiful flowers. If the original plant wasn't bearing fruit, we would dig it up and throw it away. If it was bearing fruit we would prune it by cutting it back and relocating it. I'm thankful that God prunes our lives on a regular basis. It can be upsetting when it happens but God is the Master Gardner and He knows when to prune a life and when to take one away. Do we recognize when our lives are being pruned?