Let's Fly!

"Sometimes we choose to be a worm; at other times, our preference is to hide in the cocoon, but every now and again we choose to engage in the difficult struggle of breaking out. It's painful; it's frustrating; it's hard work. We might even wonder why God would make the cocoon so hard to escape from, never realizing it is the process itself that strengthens our wings and prepares us for flight."

This quote from a book by Erwin McManus has really been making me think these days. I'm not totally in love with the book in and of itself, but this quote really stuck out to me.


I want to escape from the cocoon.

I want to fly.

I know it will be painful. I know it will be hard. But I also know that once I have escaped, it will be the most amazing thing ever.

I am reminded of the character in the movie "A Bugs Life" named Heimlich. He is a gigantic caterpillar that dreams of being a "beautiful butterfly."

That is my dream.

I want to fly.