Butterflies

Butterflies
They are ugly little caterpillars until they go into their chrysalis and stay there for a period of time, protected and away from everything and everyone else. When the time is right, it emerges a beautiful butterfly. From the outside it looked as if nothing was happening, but on the inside change was taking place. What then looks like a sudden transformation to something beautiful, actually was taking place all along while the caterpillar was tucked away.

So it is with us when we pull ourselves away from the world for a time to spend time with God. What looks to everyone else like a sudden transformation to something beautiful, was actually taking place all along in the secret place of God's presence. God was changing things on the inside as we sat with Him.