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I had a candle in my bedroom that said “just when the catapillar thought the world was over, it became a beautiful butterfly.”
I always liked this candle because it was a reminder to me that change could be good. Even if the change was very hard.
I am reading “Forgotton God” by Francis Chan and he mentions the catapillar and how his whole life he is crawling. Then the catapillar becomes a new creation and has the ability to fly.
I feel as if the last 24 years I have been crawling. Everything I did was a bit of a struggle. How would I get rent paid? Fears of being alone. Headaches from going out too much. When throwing an event, I felt anxiety. In my relationships I was constantly seeking approval.

I think it is interesting that the first three days at my ministry we have been doing manual labor. I have scrubbed mold and mildew off walls, painted a bathroom, carried dirty mattresses infested with spiders, gardened and pulled weeds, and washed multiple windows. I never enjoyed manual labor, but for the last 3 days I haven’t minded it.
 

I really have been seeking out God. Before I can change the world, I needed to be changed. I really do feel like a new creation. I have had little to no anxiety. I can serve and clean, and find joy in doing so.
I wouldn’t say Im in full flight just yet but im pretty certain that I am shedding the layers off of a 24 year old caccoon.