I press toward the goal for the prize of the upward call of God in Christ Jesus.
~Philipians 3:14
Sometimes life is difficult, and it feels like there is little or no help. Sometimes it feels like we're all alone trying to push our way through a hole too small in order to escape our cocoon and fly free as the new creature we've transformed into. We want the struggle to be over. But sometimes there is a reason to the struggle, even when we can't see it.
If you see a butterfly or moth struggling to free itself from a cocoon, don't help it. That's right, don't. The process of the struggle makes sure they aren't free before they're strong enough to survive and it cleans their wings so that they can fly. The struggle is a necessary part of the transformation. And the same is true for us. If God fixed everything before we had to struggle, we'd never grow and learn to press on toward the goal.
Today let us keep the faith and a thankful heart and not grow weary or bitter over the struggle. Let us push through the obstacles by the power of the Spirit so that we can learn to fly according to His will and purpose.
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