Crawling or Flying

Here is a quote from Forgotten God by Francis Chan-

"Years ago, when a random thought came into my head, I decided to share it with my wife. "Have you ever wondered what caterpillars think about? I asked. Not surprisingly, she said, "No." I then proceeded to tell her about the confusion I imagined a caterpillar must experience. For all its caterpillar life, it crawls around a small patch of dirt and up and down a few plants. Then one day it takes a nap. A long nap. And then, what in the world must go through its head when it wakes up to discover it can fly? What happened to its dirty, plump little worm body? What does it think when it sees its tiny new body and gorgeous wings?

As believers, we ought to experience this same kind of astonishment when the Holy Spirit enters our bodies. We should be stunned in disbelief over becoming a "new creation" with the Spirit living in us. As the caterpillar finds its new ability to fly, we should be thrilled over our Spirit-empowered ability to live differently and faithfully.

Francis goes on to say…

I want to live so that I am truly submitted to the Spirit's leading on a daily basis. Christ said it is better for us that the Spirit came, and I want to live like I know that is true. I don't want to keep crawling when I have the ability to fly.

How about you?

What is your present state in this life? Are you crawling around viewing life from a caterpillars perspective, wondering what your purpose is or maybe asking God if there's more to life than dirt and leaves? Or could it be that you're in the butterfly, changing and transforming into this beautiful new creation, where you'll soon be pushing yourself out and discovering that YOU CAN FLY!