We are all caterpillars in this world, fearfully and wonderfully made, but destined to struggle here on earth until the Lord ultimately transforms us into what He always intended in His heart for us to be" I so enjoyed reading your post, Watchman . . ~~ ~ ~ agreeing with your words, here as well : " I do not believe the Lord would have for us to forfeit the beauty of the authentic simply because Satan has attempted to corrupt and defile it, regardless of how successful he may have been in the world’s experience. I would not for one moment forsake the beauty of a God-given rainbow just because it has been defiled and corrupted by man. Same with the butterfly." We would forfeit a lot of wonderful things following this kind of logic and, if taken to its ultimate degree (which I know you are NOT advocating), we would forsake worshipping Jesus because the Antichrist demands worship. Just some thoughts I had in response to your post. Grace and peace :). I hear ya, Watchman. I’m not judging anybody if they want to buy anything with butterflies printed on them and/or enjoy butterflies in their garden. I personally just can’t enjoy that insect until we reach heaven and on the restored earth. I still enjoy seeing a rainbow from a rainstorm with the sun filtering through ... but I personally would never buy a T-shirt with a rainbow printed on it or put a rainbow sticker on my vehicle or house window. There are far too many gays in my state and I don’t want people to think I accept that sinful lifestyle. I also get annoyed of the games the local grocery stores play. They make sure a lot of sale items say $3.33 and you must buy 2 to get the sale ... which makes it $6.66. The coding and symbolism is in our faces 24/7. I’m sick of this world and can’t wait for the new beginning. Keep looking up ... we are leaving soon. That's fair. To each, their own. Just means that the butterflies are going to be extra special in heaven. The reason I’m extremely careful about what I wear and what stickers to apply to a vehicle ... back in 2000 I had this happen ... while heading into a Rite Aid store, a female stopped me and said how about we party at the local bar and then head over to my place. I said whaaat? What makes you “think” I’m a lesbian ... and by the way I’m NOT. She said I see the sticker on your vehicle. I said what sticker? I then showed her the NY Yankee sticker. She got red in the face and said “Oh ... sorry I saw the rainbow sticker” ... it was on the vehicle next to mine. She then ran across the parking lot to get away from me. :mdrmdr: Also in New England they are known for displaying the rainbow flag at bed and breakfasts ... that means stay away from those places unless you like that type of “entertainment”. Lots of junk like that in Bar Harbor, ME and other resorts ... While I am jogging, I often see a butterfly pass by me, and felt God was saying 'hi' to me ~ yesterday that happened while the Jasmine bloomed ~ ~
That and the spectacular rainbows.
