I am sipping a cup of tea as I type this. That is about all this post will have to do with tea.
Yesterday a dear friend reminded me of this verse:
Eccl 3:11 He hath made every thing beautiful in his time:
As I meditated on that verse, I thought of several things in my life that God has made beautiful. Many started out down right ugly!
I was raised in the South. My grandmother was a true Southern Lady, and she taught me the word ugly. Not, "that dress is ugly"; rather, "don't act ugly".
I use that all the time with my girls. They don't ever misbehave, but they are often ugly. My instruction before going anywhere is, "You be sweet, now. Don't be ugly!"
Which ever definition of ugly you choose, neither is beautiful. But, my God will make everything beautiful in HIS time!
Which brought me to this:
Rom 12:22 And be not conformed to this world: but be ye transformed by the renewing of your mind, that ye may prove what is that good, and acceptable, and perfect, will of God.
That word transformed is the same word from which we get our word metamorphosis. As in the metamorphosis an ugly caterpillar must undergo to become a beautiful butterfly.
Now, that change takes time (James 1:4 But let patience have her perfect work, that ye may be perfect and entire, wanting nothing.); it also takes some things on the part of that caterpillar. He must eat the right things, and large quantities at that (John 6:35 And Jesus said unto them, I am the bread of life: he that cometh to me shall never hunger; and he that believeth on me shall never thirst.)! He also must do the work (James 2:26 For as the body without the spirit is dead, so faith without works is dead also.) of building a chrysalis to hide himself away (Ps 4:3 But know that the LORD hath set apart him that is godly for himself).
And in the Father's time, that ugly caterpillar will be no more.
All that will remain is the beautiful butterfly that the Creator intended forhim her to become!
Yesterday a dear friend reminded me of this verse:
Eccl 3:11 He hath made every thing beautiful in his time:
As I meditated on that verse, I thought of several things in my life that God has made beautiful. Many started out down right ugly!
I was raised in the South. My grandmother was a true Southern Lady, and she taught me the word ugly. Not, "that dress is ugly"; rather, "don't act ugly".
I use that all the time with my girls. They don't ever misbehave, but they are often ugly. My instruction before going anywhere is, "You be sweet, now. Don't be ugly!"
Which ever definition of ugly you choose, neither is beautiful. But, my God will make everything beautiful in HIS time!
Which brought me to this:
Rom 12:22 And be not conformed to this world: but be ye transformed by the renewing of your mind, that ye may prove what is that good, and acceptable, and perfect, will of God.
That word transformed is the same word from which we get our word metamorphosis. As in the metamorphosis an ugly caterpillar must undergo to become a beautiful butterfly.
Now, that change takes time (James 1:4 But let patience have her perfect work, that ye may be perfect and entire, wanting nothing.); it also takes some things on the part of that caterpillar. He must eat the right things, and large quantities at that (John 6:35 And Jesus said unto them, I am the bread of life: he that cometh to me shall never hunger; and he that believeth on me shall never thirst.)! He also must do the work (James 2:26 For as the body without the spirit is dead, so faith without works is dead also.) of building a chrysalis to hide himself away (Ps 4:3 But know that the LORD hath set apart him that is godly for himself).
And in the Father's time, that ugly caterpillar will be no more.
All that will remain is the beautiful butterfly that the Creator intended for
7 comments:
Oh that is good! Love it. May God wrap you in a cacoon of protection from all the 'elements' of the world. Ps 91 comes to mind - make God a refuge, hide under His wing.
How funny, I use the word ugly just as you do. I like it so much better than misbehaving. It corrosponds so well with having a beautiful heart, versus outside beauty. Great Tea Time today!
I am with you. I find it very interesting that Romans 12:22 has come to me in numerous ways this week.
And my southern grandmother taught me the same meaning of "ugly". It's right in there with rude, crude and uncouth. : )
What great thoughts and scriptures. Love the butterfly effect
Thank you my dear friend for taking Ecc. 3:11 and expounding further; giving me a beautiful picture! I know I have been certainly encouraged today!! Thank you!!
Love You Dearly my bosom friend!!
That was great!!
beautiful post, Fuschia :)
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