The Butterfly Effect

Here is a quote I came across today that I decided was worth sharing. It comes from Steve McVey in his book “Grace Walk”.

“It is important to see yourself as God sees you. You know how a caterpillar becomes a butterfly through the process of metamorphosis. The caterpillar weaves a cocoon around itself and a short time later emerges as a butterfly.

“If you were to see a butterfly, it would never occur to you to say, ‘Hey, everybody! Come look at this good-looking converted worm!’ Why not? After all, it was a worm. And it was ‘converted.’ No, now it is a new creature, and you don’t think of it in terms of what it was. You see it as it is now – a butterfly.  

“In exactly the same way, God sees you as His new creature in Christ. Although you might not always act like a good butterfly – you might land on things you shouldn’t, or forget you are a butterfly and crawl around with your old worm buddies – the truth of the matter is, you are never going to be a worm again!

“In no way do I intend to convey the idea that understanding my identity caused me to live sinlessly. However, I have found that when I do sin now, I soon see it as foolish because I know that a sinful attitude or action contradicts my new nature. I really am – a totally forgiven, fully accepted, redeemed saint!”

Steve McVey, “Grace Walk”, pg. 50

Amen, Steve. Amen.