Butterflies...

Think of butterflies...aren't they beautiful?

Vibrant colors, wings like angels...floating and gliding through the air, it seems, without a care in the world...everytime I see a butterfly it takes me into a deep, deep thought process.

Butterflies are A LOT like humans; just looking at the surface one may say, "Yea, they are like humans because humans are very colorful and no human is the same." Or maybe someone would say, "Butterflies metriculate through life like humans because the more we live, the more we begin to change for the better or worse depending on how life treats you." But unlike humans, butterflies always change for the better. If that is true, then why can't humans always change for the better?

If you look at butterflies from the spiritual sense then humans and butterflies are alike. You see, when a human accepts Christ he becomes a new creature much like butterflies. Butterflies start out as nasty, old, hairy catepillars. Humans who have not accepted Christ start out as nasty, filthy, old sinners, but as Christ begins a work in us, we start to develop a cuccomb. Like the butterfly, we protect ourselves so that we can mature as Kingdom Citizens. One may ask, "What do you protect yourself with?" The answer to that question is very simple and easy...the Word of God and a Bible based church. Once we are fully developed we come out as BEAUTIFUL, VIBRANT butterflies...a new creature!

Now our sole purpose is to win others to Christ with our witness and testimony. Other people will see how you have changed into a totally different person, and they will want to know how that change came about...and there is your opportunity to be fruitful and multiply and win souls for the Kingdom.

So, anytime I see a butterfly, I see ME...a new creature in Christ! ;)

Life...

Life is filled with bumps, curves, hurdles, etc...the negative things in life may cause us to create a hard outer exterior to keep people away...WHY? Those hard exteriors block those who actually care about you...it causes your love ones to ignore you or omit you...letting people "in" does not make a person vulnerable, but instead, it makes you HUMAN!

Never allow the negativity or the harshness of life stop you from being open...most times when we shut down, we keep out the person that loves us the most...Jesus; be sure to keep an open line of communication with Him...let Him "in."

LIFE WITHOUT HIM IS HARD!