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Saturday, July 25

Can a caterpillar fly?
If you said, "No," you would be partially correct.
Actually, a caterpillar can fly, but it must have a transformation first.

The butterfly begins life as a caterpillar,
a wormlike larva that spins a cocoon for itself.
For weeks, the larva remains hidden within the cocoon
as it undergoes metamorphosis.
When it's time for the butterfly to emerge,
it must struggle and fight its way out of the cocoon.
We might be tempted to help this process
by tearing open the cocoon
- but that's the worst thing we could do.
The struggle makes it strong and enables it to fly.
Butterflies need adversity to become what God intended them to be.
So do we.

One day Satan came before God and God asked him,
"Where have you come from?"
Satan replied,
"From roaming through the earth
and going back and forth in it."

God said to Satan,
"Have you considered my servant Job?
He is blameless and upright,
a man who fears God and shuns evil."

Notice that God pointed Job out to Satan!
God gave Satan permission
to put Job through a trial of adversity.
Job's herds were stolen,
his servants were murdered,
and all of Job's children were killed by a sudden tornado.

Through his trial of adversity, he grows in strength,
wisdom and faith.
His entire perspective on God
is transformed by his suffering.
He was even accused of sin by his closest friends.

Get beyond the notion
that God is interested only
in making us healthy, wealthy and happy.
More than anything,
He wants us to be like Christ.
And the road to becoming like Christ
often leads through the wilderness of adversity.

In order for the butterfly to fly,
there must be a transformation process
that is often developed through adversity.

You Were Made to Fly.

-4:09:00 AM
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