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Metamorphosis

I recently heard a story about moths and how when they struggle emerge from their cocoons that they are strengthening their wings. Without this process they would have lifeless wings.

I feel like I'm going through this right now. I'm fighting and fighting and I know that if I were to take the quick way out or to have someone cut me free that I would too in turn end up lifeless. Honestly, the season I'm in right now has been the hardest of my life. So many things are changing, my thoughts, my ambitions, my desires, and my will have all been radically changed and submitted to that of Christ. Thinking about the storms yet to come, oh there will be many, I am reminded of a verse my mentor told me before coming to the HA.

Psalms 84:5-7 (NLT)
5 What joy for those whose strength comes from the Lord,
      who have set their minds on a pilgrimage to Jerusalem.
 6 When they walk through the Valley of Weeping,     
      it will become a place of refreshing springs.
      The autumn rains will clothe it with blessings.
 7 They will continue to grow stronger,
      and each of them will appear before God in Jerusalem

Psalms 84:5-7 (NIV)
5 Blessed are those whose strength is in you,
       who have set their hearts on pilgrimage. 
 6 As they pass through the Valley of Baca,
       they make it a place of springs;
       the autumn rains also cover it with pools. 
 7 They go from strength to strength,
       till each appears before God in Zion.

I am going from strength to strength. I will only be more beautiful after my struggles and I know that I am not struggling in vain. Hallelujah!

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