
Isaiah
40:31
But those who wait on the LORD
Shall renew their strength;
They shall mount up with wings like eagles,
They shall run and not be weary,
They shall walk and not faint.
As we all know, transition is a process. Throughout our lives
we
will move into different seasons of transition. In this time
some
of us have and idea of where we are headed with no
specifics. Much
of the ideas that we have are based on the call of God on
our lives.
Abraham had a promise from God but did not know where
he was going.
He took each day a step at a time. Jesus also told us that
we don’t
need to worry about tomorrow. Today has enough things to
deal with
without us jumping ahead into the next day.
Matthew
6:34
Therefore do not worry about tomorrow, for tomorrow will
worry about
its own things. Sufficient for the day is its own trouble.
There is a waiting process that should come with contentment with the day
that we are in currently. There is no rush to move ahead. Jesus
did not operate in a rush but was sensitive to the Spirit in complete
peace moving from one place to the next.. With Him as our example
we need to also flow in the same manner. The flesh gets anxious.
The inner man is at peace. After patience has had its perfect work
we can receive the promise of God in our lives. There is a time
to wait. When we feel like “we” have to do something
that is usually when the trouble begins. We need to spend time with
Him and allow Him to do the work that He needs to do in us. There
is too much of the ministry driven mindset. There is need for those
who desire to spend time with Him more than anything else. Martha
was the busybody. Mary sat at Jesus feet receiving His words in
adoration of Him. It is out of the place of devotion and adoration
that we find true contentment and purpose. We can do nothing apart
from Him.
Luke
10:40-42
And Jesus answered and said to her, "Martha,
Martha, you
are worried and troubled about many things. 42 But one
thing is
needed, and Mary has chosen that good part, which will not
be taken
away from her."
I
recently had a dream. In this dream a huge caterpillar
appeared
before me. It was beautiful and colorful. I just began to
caress
the caterpillar in wonder of the beauty of it. It immediately
started
to go through the transformation process. The next thing I
knew
it had become a beautiful butterfly. Someone began to
touch it wings
and I said, “No! Don’t touch the wings they
are still
wet like paint.” The wings were so very beautiful to
behold
that you wanted to touch them. All of this was happening in a
house.
Then the butterfly made its way to the front door and out on
to
the porch where there were many other butterflies outside
drying
their wings in the sun. There were many different colored
and diverse
butterflies that were all beautiful.
This dream speaks of transition that many of us are in. In the caterpillar
state there is beauty but not the ability to fly. It is a state
where you can easily be “touched”. This represents the
beginning stage of life in Christ were you are recognized as having
an anointing from God before the commissioning. Now many are moving
into a new season. At this time many are in the waiting state of
drying their wings in the “Son” by spending that time
with Him. They are getting ready to fly and move into commissioning.
The transition state is a very delicate time where some would try
to touch and move you on prematurely. This would end up damaging
your wings. So it is important not to be distracted during this
time of transition, but to keep your focus being “in the “Son
of God”. So there is a launching of many. This also speaks
of similar callings. The butterflies were grouped together. So there
is synergy in numbers. There will be diversity of gifts as well
just as there were many different colors and types of butterflies.
At the end of the dream I was going to get my camera to take photos
of these butterflies because of they were so colorful and beautiful.
So there may be some Holy Spirit “exposure and favor"
involved in these callings where cameras are involved.
In His Great
Love,
John