A caterpillar creates his cocoon, sleeps and emerges as a butterfly.
I spun a web for myself. Though the outside looks as white silk, from the inside all that can be seen is darkness. All I can see inside my heart is the black of sin.
I have no idea who will emerge when I am removed from this season of - I don't even know what to call it. But He promised it would be good. So it shall.
Funny, I remember saying if the longer it takes the better the outcome, then take as long as you want. But today I heard myself say "Get me out of here now!"
Just don't leave me in here Lord!
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Dear Jennifer,
The same thing has been bothering me this last week; just seeing the tendency to be mean and irritating and even jealous that's inside me. Praise the Lord that those things are the last gasps of our dead "old self," and our new self is pure before God in Christ. I just have to remember that the old self is dead, and keep acting like it! The Lord is faithful; I am so thankful that His promises don't depend on me! I love the verse in II Cor. 2:14, "Now thanks be unto God, which always causeth us to triumph in Christ, and maketh manifest the savour of his knowledge by us in every place." That's what I want, to always triumph through Christ and to have His glory known through me. "I can do all things through Christ which strengtheneth me," including having a heart that is pure before Him, though perfect purity is waiting for that day when we will see Him face to face with all sin gone! May God bless you with joy in knowing that our labor is not in vain in the Lord, and with His peace and endurance in running the race set before us. "He is a rewarder of those who diligently seek Him."
Love you, Jennifer!
In His service,
Emily Potter
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