It’s dark…you’re surrounded by blackness. Pitch black. Midnight black. It’s so quiet it’s noisy. Your head is spinning. Can see no end to the darkness and surely can’t see a way out…heck, you don’t even know how you got in…the dark smothers you, it wraps you up, it tightens around you as you struggle for air, struggle for life, struggle for light…the darkness holds you so tightly in place your next step is unclear. Your next move strained
with caution. As you feel for a way out, your mind runs way far ahead…what if there is no way out, what if I don’t survive this darkness, what if I become swallowed up by fear and can’t even make a move? What if I start to believe I can’t move? What if I believe I’m not worth getting out? Darkness becomes easier, comfortable…Belief that in the darkness is where you’re supposed to stay. Belief you can’t change in the dark…
Oh no…no, no, no…you think that’s how a butterfly sees it? A butterfly that emerges with the wings it uses to fly, with colors no crayon comes close to, with beauty and life beyond our understanding….
What if this dark time you’re in is time spent to grow? What if you are being held in place, in your cocoon, in your trial, in order to fully grow to your potential? What if the butterfly you emerge as is beautiful and can fly? Have you ever thought about asking the butterfly if that tight spot it was in had anything to do with the change, the metamorphosis, the miracle that created that beautiful creature about to emerge? Can you imagine the results if we just believed that in our times of darkness, times of uncertainty, times of struggle, were times to shape us, mold us, grow us into the human beings God wants us to be. Into better human beings. More patient, kind, forgiving, loving…more like Him…To see that purpose in front of you knowing God has a plan for your pain, your mess, your situation…to see that at the end of the storm is a rainbow, light at the end of the tunnel, to see a butterfly that emerges with wings to fly, that we come out ready to launch, to try again, to love more boldly, to cling tightly to the grace that washed us clean, to share our story, to give thanks we made it through…
The time you are in may be dark, cold, lonely, breathtaking, isolated. But hold on. Hold on. Hold on to your purpose. Hold on to God’s love for you. Hold on to the simple fact when you are feeling all alone in that place where no one seems to be able to find you, He’s there. Regardless if you’re changing in your cocoon, flying with the wings He gave you, or drowning in the dark, He will find you if you let Him. By God’s grace, He will pull you out and drench you with love and mercy. Light will peer through the cracks, your heart will soften, your pain will lessen, your strength will grow, hope will restore…He will morph you, change you, renew you, transform you, and fill you with a peace not many words can describe. Let Him lead you. Let Him guide you to salvation, eternal life and a love that is as just as amazing as that butterfly that launched out of its cocoon. Ready to fly. Ready to be free. With a story to tell and beauty to share. Just like us. Are you ready to fly? Maybe someone needs to hear your story. Maybe the darkness you feel today is preparing you for the light you’ll see tomorrow. Don’t give up, fight, and rest in His love…and by all means, give grace…Give Grace A Hug❤️
Isaiah 40:31
But they that wait upon the LORD shall renew their strength; they shall mount up with wings as eagles; they shall run, and not be weary; and they shall walk, and not faint.