"Mama, why do we have to have soooooo many of these caterpillars everywhere??" Briley and Kinley both have commented on the literally hundreds of caterpillars on our doors, the ground, on the car....everywhere! At first they kind-of grossed me out a little. Well, NOTHING like frogs and lizards, of course, but they did give me the creepies:) Eeewwww....all those little legs crawling all over everything. But, then I began to think about the caterpillars.
Spring is such a beautiful time of year, and there's nothing like the smell after a soft rain, and the sight of a dainty, graceful butterfly dancing through a flower garden. Reminds me that winter is over and the earth has been renewed. There's new plants, new leaves on the trees, new grass, new everything. The old season has passed away and has been ushered in by the fragrance of renewal.
Isn't that like life though? We have seasons in life. Joyful times, sorrowful times, struggling times, and victorious times. But, nothing ever stays the same, does it? We may be struggling, and it sure seems like we've been in the 'winter' season for a long time. But, just like that ole' ugly caterpillar represents a new beginning, sometimes the struggles we endure are what will eventually be our butterfly of spring.
I still don't really think the caterpillars are cute or anything, but the beauty that they promise in the future is enough to endure them crawling all over everything now. The trial you are facing now will give way to spring...and renewal.
Scripture Reading for the Day:
Proverbs 5
Matthew 20
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