Word of the Day
Though there has been harsh weather you’ve had to endure at times, your cocoon has protected you. It has kept you from the elements in ways you do not yet discern. You do not see all things going on outside the cocoon of your vision. Beloved, they are happening. They are indeed being prepared.
I placed you within My garden and I have always been with you. I surround you and I have been watching your development with great anticipation as I wait for your complete emergence (Psalms 125:2). I have and am pulling away every hindering strand of your cocoon one filament at a time. I know it seems almost at a standstill. Have you ever seen slow motion photography as a flower unfolds? It is the same for you. Sometimes it seems very slow and at others it seems as if things suddenly appear. Every filament removed has a progressively larger affect. After all, I am the God of multiplication.
Beloved, you must be patient yet have expectation. It would be detrimental to you if I removed everything all at once. Ah . . . yes, I sigh with such pleasure at what I see in you . . . such power and anointing displayed within such intricate, delicate and captivating beauty. I see beyond the cocoon—beyond every filament. And I am pleased. Yes, I am pleased.
Therefore, let Me take a moment to revel in what I see as I stand by you at this very moment. Did you know the Father and I often converse with Holy Spirit about you? We are so excited about your potential and how it is manifesting itself. We know just because you are cocooned in some ways doesn’t daunt us at all. We see the bigger picture, the bigger landscape of your life. Holy Spirit whispers our thoughts to you and we want you to believe them above any other. We want you to embrace them like a warm winter coat on a snowy cold day (John 14:26).
Yes, even now, Holy Spirit is whispering in your ear—whispering into your heart saying, “Awakening is here, My love—My butterfly. The very last of fibers and filaments are falling away. Awaken and Emerge. It is time to fly.”…Read Complete Love Letter…
“As the mountains surround Jerusalem, so the LORD surrounds his people both now and forevermore” (Psalms 125:2 NIV).
“But the Counselor, the Holy Spirit, whom the Father will send in my name, will teach you all things and will remind you of everything I have said to you” (John 14:26 NIV)
Prayer
Lord, teach me to see You in every circumstance. Open the eyes of my heart to see with great faith—to see what You see when You look beyond the struggles I experience as I try to walk out this life You have given me. Sometimes I look at my life and I don’t see myself having been placed in the garden of Your love and care.
Like natural gardens, there are many different aspects and all are not pleasant. There are weeds in need of removal. There are bugs and insects to kill. It takes a lot of preparation to bring forth something of beauty. Many seeds are hidden, just waiting to emerge. This gives me hope and faith and I know You are not only able and capable but You love what You are doing—You love me. Your love is more than enough.
Always remind me to put You in remembrance of the Word you have spoken to me. Let faith arise with wings of hope and expectation and I will mount up and fly into the promises, into the purposes you have for me with great delight. For You are indeed multiplying me in every way. Struggles surrendered break me free. I envelope myself within the comfort of Your presence as I would snuggle into a warm coat on a cold day. All is unfolding and love is truly awakening within me. All is falling away. I can fly. Amen
Reflect and Journal
- Knowing He is captivated by your beauty even in what you consider to be an unlovely state frees you to change, to become what He says you are. How does this revelation minister to your heart and your self-worth or self-assessment?
- Did you know there were conversations in Heaven about you and the wonder you are? How does this affect your thinking, your feelings? Listen close, Holy Spirit wishes to whisper some thoughts of the Father’s heart to you right now. Write them down.
- What has Holy Spirit shared with you in the past about whom you are that you need to come into agreement with? What words do you need to put Him in remembrance of?
- Have you been daunted, felt unworthy in any way by places where you have been cocooned or have you seen them as place of preparation aimed at developing intricate beauty? Reflect on this and take time to journal your thoughts.
“We are excited talking about your potential.”
Thank You dear Jesus for being the topic of Your conversation with the Father and the Holy Spirit. Truly, my newfound way of expressing my love for You has never crossed my mind.
Wondering and guessing have no place in my heart ,for I truly believe the Holy Trinity has made a dwelling place in my heart and soul! The butterfly will roam among the roses and the words will be an expensive perfume in every soul.
1. I may feel unworthy, but the Lord makes me feel worthy of all that He wants me to be. I can go higher in my potential gain in life I( whether it be discipline, knowledge, or even the material substance needed) when I turn over my life to the Lord. He is my coach. He directs me.
2. My future is in heaven, but my earthly life is a schoolroom to prepare me. I have always known there is bliss in God’s heavenly place. My heart tells me. My mind is directed towards the One God. He knows my thoughts, my struggles and He knows my love for Him.
3. The past was and is a learning lesson for the future life in God’s realm. But I should not lean towards the past, but strive for my future life in His House. I am worthy of all He desire of me. I dismiss the what ifs and didn’t do from my vocabulary.
4. Ah yes! I don’t know about the cocoon, as I never thought of situations, etc. that way because I am emotional. I know this is one of the lessons that I have to learn to control my emotions. Oddly enough, my husband is very good at that. I could learn from his example, but where would the extra stress, etc. go to? I feel the need to verbalize, though I know Christ is there to absorb when and if I have a “downfall.”
In turning over all stress to the Lord, I clear myself for His Word, His love and in quiet times, listen to Him.