“Do not conform any longer to the pattern of this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind. Then you will be able to test and approve what God’s will is—his good, pleasing and perfect will.”
Romans 12:2
I absolutely love this piece of Scripture. It ha truly had a strong impact on my life and my becoming recovered. I remember as a young boy, my friends and I going into the milkweed fields and collecting this little caterpillars. We would place them in our “lil” red wagon and take them home to be put in an old fish aquarium. We would watch them “transform” through their various life cycles before turning into beautiful butterflies. Little did I know the effect of those beautiful butterflies would have in my later life. Below is a passage from a book I am working on Titled “Becoming Recovered: An Alcoholics View”:
“Few creatures can rival the beauty of the monarch butterfly. Its stunning oranges and black are an astounding sight, a delight to the eye. But the monarch doesn’t start out that way. Before it reaches maturity it must undergo a series of remarkable transformations. Starting as a half-millimeter egg, the butterfly-to-be grows inside the egg for several days before it reaches the larval stage, when it begins a time as a bright-yellow-green striped caterpillar. In this stage it repeatedly molts, adding a new skin and shedding the old so it can continue to grow. It is then ready for the next stage of its life as a chrysalis, or pupa. In this stage the caterpillar hangs upside down, usually from a twig or branch, and encases itself in a protective cocoon. Here, over about 10 to 14 days, it undergoes yet another amazing transformation. At the end of this stage its protective shell becomes transparent, and a majestic adult monarch butterfly emerges. Its metamorphosis complete, the butterfly starts its new life. The new creature is vastly different from what we saw before. As it matured it changed in many ways. It transformed into something far different. Its end result is far different from its beginning. Scripture tells us that we, too, need a transformation. Simply, a change.”
Which cycle of life are you in? Are you transforming according to the will of our God or are you still living in the patterns of this world? We must continue to “renew” our minds daily. We renew our minds by hearing and reading the Word of God! As we grow and “transform”, we learn to recognize His will for us in our lives. Continually growing in Him, we learn what it means to truly live a “Saved Life”, are you living it?
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