Therefore, if anyone is in Christ, he is a new creation; the old has gone, the new has come!
2 Corinthians 5:17
I have recently become a fan of caterpillars. They remind me of myself.
I often judge myself by the world's standards and what I see is a worm - a lowly, disgusting, crawling on my belly worm. Praise God though because He has higher ideas of who I am. He knows where I've been but sees where I'm going.
He says, "For I know the plans I have for you,” declares the Lord, “plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future." (Jeremiah 29:11)
Because of His great love for me, He isn't willing to let me stay a caterpillar. He grows me daily as I spend time in prayer and in His word seeking Him. And as I grow eventually I will metamorphosize. The time will come when I no longer view myself as a caterpillar but a butterfly.
Philippians 1:6 assures us: "being confident of this, that he who began a good work in you will carry it on to completion until the day of Christ Jesus."
I'm a work in process. I'm not where I will be, but praise God, I'm not where I was.
The same is true for you!
Have a blessed week, furiends!
Oh, that's a great message, Boon! Thank you!
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Zim
Hi Y'all,
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Hope you are having a fantastic weekend!
Y'all come by now,
Hawk aka BrownDog
Hi there, Thank you for this message! My body is still on Kauai time and I missed church today but am blessed to have read this. Hope you have a wonderful day.
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That is something I needed to hear today, which you often have the knack of doing! I love those pictures today too!
ReplyDeleteAwesome, Boondocks - beautiful thoughts. And oh that pic of the butterfly on your nose is beyond priceless.
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Another good message that I need to remember.
ReplyDeleteGood message. True words.
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Goose
We are on our way... to becoming something else.... God is so good!!! Great sermon!!!
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