Friday, June 3, 2011
Frustration.
Here I am, stuck in this cocoon.
All around me, within this silk wall that surrounds me,
This process of transformation, of gradual change from glory to glory,
Is amazingly controlled by that which is by divine design already within me –
Much like the hormones within the caterpillar-turn-butterfly that knows the precise moment to break free and take flight.
Contemplation awakens and the realization dawns
That these walls that contain me are for my own good.
While I cling to this source for sustenance and strength, I am being wonderfully formed for greatness. Even in this larval stage of seeming inactivity and immobility, where there seems to be no beauty, I know intrinsically and intuitively that I have a call of duty.
This Conviction grows exponentially…this Conviction that I am more than a caterpillar in a casing, camouflaged for the time being, protected and undetected. This Conviction of higher heights on the horizon causes me to hang ever so delicately in the balance.
Here I am in the Chrysalis stage. I sense a struggle, necessary for my survival. Without the struggles I would not know the cloth that I am made of or the fabric of my character. I – would – not – know – my – strength.
As I wait for the confirmation from God to take wing and fly, soaring for heights not yet conceived of, I continue to reach for the stars. I dream deep of visions of this beautiful butterfly….ME…. finally breaking free of barriers and boundaries, frontiers and fears, beyond limitations and imaginations and without reservations.
I fly like the wind on wings of faith!