Out of the Chrysalis

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I feel the need for a reflective post.... 2021 in the form of a poem.....

Out of the Chrysalis

Oh little caterpillar
it's been a process
as you've hidden away
inside your chrysalis

Oh little caterpillar
you've been made anew
from the inside out
it's a different you

Oh little caterpillar
you're reshaped, refined
let go of what was
and anticipate fresh life 

Oh little caterpillar
please do not forget
there is a world outside 
your hardened chrysalis

Oh little caterpillar
burst into the dawn
you've played it safe
for far too long

Oh little caterpillar
emerge from hiding
rest for a moment
then get the blood flowing

Oh little caterpillar
pump those wings
up, down, up, down,
let your heart sing

Oh little caterpillar
persevere with expectation
you will soar on high
with no pull of gravitation

Oh little caterpillar
Take the risk
Be bold and brave
Come out of the chrysalis

Oh little caterpillar
embrace your freedom
Ride upon the wind
Claim your kingdom ​

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God surprised me with a metamorphosis ... God had already performed major healing work in me, but a year ago He revealed that I needed even deeper healing that I was at last ready for, and He took me through a process of healing that I did not expect ... a process that was a mix of adjectives ... pleasant, painful, perplexing, powerful ... and while I have reached a breakthrough point, a new phase of the process has begun ... 

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"Behold, I am doing a new thing;
    now it springs forth, do you not perceive it?
I will make a way in the wilderness
    and rivers in the desert."
* Isaiah 43:19 (ESV) *

"Arise [from the depression and prostration in which circumstances have kept you—rise to a new life]! Shine (be radiant with the glory of the Lord), for your light has come, and the glory of the Lord has risen upon you!" * Isaiah 60:1 (AMPC) *

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