This week I’ve been thinking about how easy it is for us to get overwhelmed and to overthink all kinds of scenarios and things that haven’t even happened in our minds. Do you do that too? 🤦🏻♀️
Thankfully, God is amazing and He can teach us in the most incredible ways if we’re willing to look for them. 💛This morning I stepped out to sit in my porch and I noticed this beautiful butterfly stuck inside my porch unable to get out.
I noticed how much it was panicking to find a way out. It kept flying into things and desperately trying to get out. So much energy was spent fighting a way out. I tried to get close to it to see if I could grab it gently, to help get it out of my porch. But as I got closer it would panic even more and it would fly far away from me where I couldn’t reach it.
As I looked at that butterfly, God taught me something. I just looked at it as it was panicking and hear or felt this voice in my heart say “this is exactly what I do!” I panic and worry about things when there’s someone right there who can help me. 🥺
Just like the butterfly, 🦋 we “flap our wings” in our moments when we get overwhelmed, stressed, scared, worried or anxious. Sadly, we are like that butterfly when we refuse to slow down and think of ways to try to get ourselves out from what is “trapping us.” We even panic when others try to help and in some cases we draw ourselves away from God! 😔 who is the one who can use His hands to help hold us and get us out.
There was a moment when this butterfly finally calmed down. It came down closer to a place where I could reach it. I noticed its wings stopped moving and i noticed the beautiful colors of its wings. It was finally calmed, relaxed and peaceful holding on to the screen but just calm. That was the moment when i was finally able to cup my hands and gently cover the butterfly to release it outside of the porch. 🦋👐
Sometimes all we need to do is calm ourselves down. Be here in the moment. Even though we may be “trapped in the screen porch.” Things may not happen right away when we ask because we may need a little more time to learn a new lesson, to learn how to calm down or to just quiet the stress and the panic by praying and asking God to help us take the NEXT BEST STEP.
We have a God who is loving, amazing, kind, generous and willing to reach out to us to rescue us. ❤️ We just need to try to be still and look for Him. We need His wisdom and guidance to help us reach the next step or to get us out of where He only can reach.
He isn’t asking us to understand everything. He is inviting us to stop worrying and fearing and instead TRUST HIM. Trust in what we cannot see yet. Trust in His guidance. Try to listen to the whisperings of what He tells us and follow what He says.
The Lord promises in Proverbs 3:5–6:
“Trust in the Lord with all thine heart; and lean not unto thine own understanding. In all thy ways acknowledge him, and he shall direct thy paths.”
What can we let go of today to allow God to help us carry it. What can we hand over to Him? What inspiration will He bring to help you with your worries, your problems. With God all things are possible. Remember to let go and allow yourself to be placed fully in Gods hands.
Theres another scripture which says:
Look unto me in every thought; doubt not, fear not.” (D&C 6:37)
What a beautiful way to live! Instead of looking at every obstacle…We look to Christ.
Instead of carrying every burden…Place it in His hands.
Instead of demanding every answer…Be still and trust in what He has for you TODAY. Just take it ONE DAY AT A TIME. ☀️
Allow yourself to see what God is doing just today. One small miracle at a time.
There’s incredible peace that comes when we stop trying to control everything and begin trusting THE ONE who already sees the end from the beginning.
The future has never been ours to carry. It has always belonged to God.🦋❤️
Our responsibility is simply to seek Him each morning, listen for His voice, and faithfully follow the next impression or the next step that He places in our hearts.
The rest can remain safely in His hands.🤲🏻🤍
Our spiritual goal for the week is to let go and let GOD help us.
Our physical goal is to walk daily and be present during our walks. Maybe even talk to God and feel a connection to nature and to all of the beauty that God has for us to discover.
Love you all and hope to see you tonight at 7pm. For an amazing class and peaceful meditation. ❤️
Love
Lili
