Who is your lead caterpillar?
We are like a pencil in the hand of God. He is writing out a beautiful plan for his world, using us as an instrument. The problem with pencils is they need to be sharpened and if the lead inside them is broken they become unusable and brittle. The devil hates God, hates his creation, and wants to destroy every thing good and noble, he knows if he can keep us broken on the inside, we will be of no use to our children, our partners, or our world. God on the other hand has a great love for each of us, and longs for communion to be restored with us. He wants our internal life to be strong, vibrant, and prosperous, he wants to tell you, “you can do it”, “you can make it”, and “I love what you do”. Do you feel tired, worn out, or burnt out, come to the one who offers living water and drink in his love.
Psalm 31:24 Be of good courage, and he shall strengthen your heart, all ye that hope in the LORD.
One day I saw an interesting sight it was a line of caterpillars they were joined from head to tail. There were around four, each one followed the one in front of it. They were all lead by the leading caterpillar. It made me think of the bible term, being in one accord. In the bible times a teacher would tie a rope to his students, who all followed the teacher; each student would mimic the walking style of the leader. The students were said to be in one accord. We have all been lead by some one, there are very few original ideas. We follow the habits of our parents, our friends, our peers. To be truly successful in life we need to be following the right ideals. Who better to be following than God, who has our best interests at heart, and if we let him will lead us into places of rest.
Today, we are so deeply influenced by what we see on social media, television, or hear on the radio, often taking it all as truth. However, in this world truth is hard to find.
There is only one place where truth is front and center and we all can count on what it says, that’s in the Word of God. Let the Word of God lead you today!
Who is your lead caterpillar?
