The quest continued, as it had for several years, to discover what I was supposed to do, what I was supposed to be…
The day was like so many others over the past weeks, months, and years… I was doing what I believed I had to do – continuing in a role like I’d always had, because it was all I had ever done…
I was intent, concentrated on prayer and seeking God’s revelation and guidance. It was my lunch hour, that blessed opportunity to have quiet time to reflect and search yet again…
My area of concentration was on my latest idea – one of many I had formed with the intent to do something with purpose, something to provide fulfillment. I was seeking God’s blessing of my idea, so I would know if I should move forward with it, or go back to the drawing board – again…
Please, God, I prayed, if this is what I am supposed to do – if this is what you want me to do – please show me somehow… Let me interject here that I happen to be a very visual person, so as you might expect, “showing” to me means actually showing me somehow. So I asked God to use a butterfly as a way for me to know He was answering my plea. Mind you, this particular day happened to be an extremely windy day – tall grass in the field swaying, leaves on all the trees rustling noisily as the branches moved back and forth. I thought to myself as I watched this beautiful display of nature, a butterfly – really… a fragile butterfly, was what I came up with…? But I watched and waited in faith… the air seemed to become a playground for numerous birds, flying up and down, diving and swooping, soaring… I remember thinking to myself that God had quite the sense of humor, with the display He was putting on for me…
Then I looked down, just above the swaying grass, and yes, there it was, a small yellow butterfly – flitting from grass stem to grass stem, finding sanctuary at the lower levels…
Wow!, I thought… thank you, God, for meeting me where I am, in ways that You know I need, because You created me, and know just how to speak to me – even me…
So I had my answer, but as I reflected, I realized that the answer was not about my idea being what God wanted me to do – but rather, my answer was a resounding affirmation that God is with me, always, and will do what He needs to do to reassure me that as I struggle through the trials and confusion of this life, He is trustworthy and solid.
Look for the butterfly answers in your own life, and discover for yourself – for the first time, or for the ten thousandth time – that God is with you in all things, and will reach out to you through all things.
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