Beloved, I watched as you have walked through many difficulties, never fully understanding all the way that you have walked. I have watched as you have struggled fighting to escape from the circumstances, and situations that you have found yourself in. I would remind you of the struggle of the caterpillar, as it emerges from its’ cocoon, and the many twists and turns it makes to break free. Each time it struggles, it grows stronger and stronger, until at last the cocoon bursts, and the butterfly emerges. It stretches forth wings that are strong, and almost ready for flight. You too are emerging from your cocoon, with arms that are almost ready for flight. In that last while before the butterfly takes flight, it allows its’ wings to stretch, to dry and for the blood to flow, in that state it is very vulnerable. So even now, do not fret over your sense of vulnerability, it is almost time for you to take flight. Your character has been strengthened, and your course set. Get ready to FLY.
Isaiah 40: 27-31
Why do you complain, Jacob?
Why do you say, Israel,
“My way is hidden from the Lord;
my cause is disregarded by my God”?
Do you not know?
Have you not heard?
The Lord is the everlasting God,
the Creator of the ends of the earth.
He will not grow tired or weary,
and his understanding no one can fathom.
He gives strength to the weary
and increases the power of the weak.
Even youths grow tired and weary,
and young men stumble and fall;
but those who hope in the Lord
will renew their strength.
They will soar on wings like eagles;
they will run and not grow weary,
they will walk and not be faint.
Proverbs 4: 25
Let your eyes look straight ahead; fix your gaze directly before you.