Some of us who blog....and do so about Mercy Ministries.....are starting a new project. Every month there will be a theme that we will incorporate in our blog. I have created this page specifically for any blogging I do about Mercy. Mercy holds a huge part of my heart and I am thankful that I was included in this project! For this first posting, I am including the article she wrote as an example, as I work on asking God how I can do this and bring HIM glory! Please, if you have any questions......feel free to write me, or to contact Mercy if you need help, or know someone who does!
Who can argue with the beauty of the butterfly? Even if you think they’re cheesy as a decoration, in real life most people think they’re pretty unique and fascinating. Beyond the beautifully colored wings, you can’t help but be amazed when you think of the radical change that happened during metamorphosis from their caterpillar state.
In fact, I don’t think I’ve ever looked at a butterfly with disgust over its former classification as a larva. All I can see is what is before me… a graceful and brilliant creature fluttering about.
It makes sense that the butterfly is a commonly used metaphor for communicating new life in Christ. The Bible talks about this new life in 2 Corinthians 5:17, “Therefore, if anyone is in Christ, he is a new creation; old things have passed away; behold, all things have become new.”
Have you ever met someone who seems like a brand new creation after putting their faith in Christ? It’s amazing to see! Those who were once hopeless, addicted, and tormented by pain actually become peaceful, sober, fruitful, and hopeful as they grow in their understanding of who God made them to be. As most of you know, this is what we were blessed to see first hand with our daughter Chelsea. Satan had worked hard to destroy her. He stole a good portion of her youth for just over 4 years due to anorexia......very severe anorexia! So severe......Satan almost took her life while destroying everything that defined our daughter as we knew her. Through many in-patient and out-patient treatments, nothing seemed to help long term. At the point that Chelseas Dr. told us there was truly nothing more they could do in out-patient care and insurance would not pay for in-patient care because they said she was not under 15 BMI. We were lost and floundering not knowing what to do.........BUT GOD! Her Dr. told us about Mercy Ministries and this truly was our last hope. Six months after we applied......she walked through the doors of Mercy and found new life in Christ and healing! Although she was a Christian.....the voices of doubt and pain had overtaken her thoughts and actions. Mercy gave her the tools she needed to find the TRUTH that Christ had right in front of her! Five months after walking through the doors, she graduated on her 15th Birthday a changed young woman. She had become a New Creation in Christ! It still took hard work, for after a Butterfly emerges, his wings are still wet and need to dry and become strong. Fast forward five years......Chelsea is now 19, living in victory, and attending Toccoa Falls College getting her degree in Christian Counseling/Psychology! God has restored her and is filling her life with blessings overflowing!
Chelsea is but one of the thousands of girls who have been transformed by Mercy Ministries. They may come in broken, abused, and empty. The staff at Mercy Ministries will wrap their arms around them and love them anyway, because they see what these young women can become. They look past the larva-- into the future, to see a butterfly. They see these girls the way God does.
The transformation made possible through a relationship with Christ is nothing short of amazing. Old things can pass away… all things can be made new.
Like a beautiful butterfly.
Who can argue with the beauty of the butterfly? Even if you think they’re cheesy as a decoration, in real life most people think they’re pretty unique and fascinating. Beyond the beautifully colored wings, you can’t help but be amazed when you think of the radical change that happened during metamorphosis from their caterpillar state.
In fact, I don’t think I’ve ever looked at a butterfly with disgust over its former classification as a larva. All I can see is what is before me… a graceful and brilliant creature fluttering about.
It makes sense that the butterfly is a commonly used metaphor for communicating new life in Christ. The Bible talks about this new life in 2 Corinthians 5:17, “Therefore, if anyone is in Christ, he is a new creation; old things have passed away; behold, all things have become new.”
Have you ever met someone who seems like a brand new creation after putting their faith in Christ? It’s amazing to see! Those who were once hopeless, addicted, and tormented by pain actually become peaceful, sober, fruitful, and hopeful as they grow in their understanding of who God made them to be. As most of you know, this is what we were blessed to see first hand with our daughter Chelsea. Satan had worked hard to destroy her. He stole a good portion of her youth for just over 4 years due to anorexia......very severe anorexia! So severe......Satan almost took her life while destroying everything that defined our daughter as we knew her. Through many in-patient and out-patient treatments, nothing seemed to help long term. At the point that Chelseas Dr. told us there was truly nothing more they could do in out-patient care and insurance would not pay for in-patient care because they said she was not under 15 BMI. We were lost and floundering not knowing what to do.........BUT GOD! Her Dr. told us about Mercy Ministries and this truly was our last hope. Six months after we applied......she walked through the doors of Mercy and found new life in Christ and healing! Although she was a Christian.....the voices of doubt and pain had overtaken her thoughts and actions. Mercy gave her the tools she needed to find the TRUTH that Christ had right in front of her! Five months after walking through the doors, she graduated on her 15th Birthday a changed young woman. She had become a New Creation in Christ! It still took hard work, for after a Butterfly emerges, his wings are still wet and need to dry and become strong. Fast forward five years......Chelsea is now 19, living in victory, and attending Toccoa Falls College getting her degree in Christian Counseling/Psychology! God has restored her and is filling her life with blessings overflowing!
Chelsea is but one of the thousands of girls who have been transformed by Mercy Ministries. They may come in broken, abused, and empty. The staff at Mercy Ministries will wrap their arms around them and love them anyway, because they see what these young women can become. They look past the larva-- into the future, to see a butterfly. They see these girls the way God does.
The transformation made possible through a relationship with Christ is nothing short of amazing. Old things can pass away… all things can be made new.
Like a beautiful butterfly.
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