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A Butterfly Life for You

Almost every day I look back at my “on this day” page in Facebook. It’s fun to see what we were going through or how my life has developed since I got a Facebook account when it FIRST started in college. While some memories are fun to reminisce on (like when I bought my first car), most of the things I posted as my younger self are a bit painful to read. My old self was full of anxiety and negativity; I don’t know how anyone stood to be around me. Around 2011-2012, I started asking God to transform my attitude and I can clearly see the change begin in my Facebook posts. I love to look at my posts from 2007-2011 and compare them to the posts I’ve made from 2011-the present.

Pastor Doug White came to speak this Sunday at our church and said he had one word for us: Metamorphosis. He spoke on the transformation that comes from the power of God working in our hearts. When we ask and open our hearts, he changes us from what we are to what we are meant to become. 
*TRANSFORMATION COMES FROM SUBMISSION*
The coolest thing is that we don’t have to DO anything or ask what the next step is; all we have to do is ask for transformation and he does the rest for us. If you think about the classic example of metamorphosis, you can clearly see what Pastor Doug means: the caterpillar to the butterfly. I’m not sure a caterpillar has much of a thinking process but God designed it to creepy crawl everywhere until a certain point and then he instinctively wraps himself in a cocoon and sleeps while he transforms into something so beautiful and free and graceful that when he lands on anything he doesn’t cause disturbance or pain. If God’s careful guidance and provision is present in a caterpillar, then how much more careful guidance and provision does he have for you, his child? Infinitely more, that’s how much.
Matthew 6:26-27 - Look at the birds of the air; they do not sow or reap or store away in barns, and yet your heavenly Father feeds them. Are you not much more valuable than they? 27 Can any one of you by worrying add a single hour to your life?
Your present-self can easily tell your past-self to chill out and know that God took care of everything. So I want your present-self to tell your future-self the same thing! Seek God and let him guide you and change you KNOWING that your future holds hope, blessings, and good change.
“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)
Go and live life responsibly and joyfully, knowing God has your future in his hands. His hands are gentle, guiding, and loving so cast your worry aside and enjoy each day with the confidence that your Father will do all the heavy lifting. Ask him to change you, change your perspective, and shift your attitude. Watch and see your life change as God works in your heart and mind. Let him do the work; sit back and enjoy the ride. 


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