“Have you ever wondered what caterpillars think about? For as long as they’ve known they were a
plump worm just scooching along. One day
they take a long nap and after it they realize they have the ability to
fly.” But I wonder if it’s a strange
sensation, terrifying, all they’ve ever known is the ground and crawling and
then they’re different, they’ve been changed.
When I look into your eyes
It's like watching the night sky
Or a beautiful sunrise
There's so much they hold
And just like them old stars
I see that you've come so far
To be right where you are
How old is your soul?
Sometimes all we’ve ever known is the life we’re leaving
behind. It’s scary to change and go on
ahead, but God knows how much we can handle, He’s seen how far we’ve come and
He’s always working in us, turning us into that butterfly. His Spirit whispers in our souls that the
life ahead is so much better than the one behind.
I won't give up on us
Even if the skies get rough
I'm giving you all my love
He will never give up. No matter how strange or frightening life becomes it’s in those darkest times His great work is being done. Just like a caterpillar trapped inside a cocoon wondering why the darkness of that place is necessary. When the terrifying flood was brought to an end “God gave Noah a reminder-a rainbow. When God asked Abraham to leave his home and go into the desert, God told him to look to the stars, and it would be a reminder that his people would be just as great. And when Israel was fleeing from his brother, not knowing what his future would be, he had a dream of angels ascending and descending. Before he left that place he fashioned rocks as a reminder to himself that he was part of God’s plan.”
And when you're needing your space
To do some navigating
I'll be here patiently waiting
To see what you find
He lets us make our
decisions, He lets us choose the life we’ve known or the one He’s trying to
give us--the butterfly He wants to turn us into. For me:
I'm still looking up
"For I am convinced that neither death nor life,
neither angels nor demons, neither the present nor the future, nor any powers,
neither height nor depth, nor anything else in all creation, will be able to
separate us from the love of God that is in Christ Jesus our Lord." Romans 8:38
"My brethren, count it all joy when you fall into various
trials, knowing that the testing of your faith produces patience. But let
patience have its perfect work, that you may be perfect and complete, lacking
nothing."-James 1:2-4
