About

“So if the Son sets you free,
you will truly be free.”
John 8:36 NLT

The caterpillar is first a creeper until he becomes a captive of darkness and immobility. But just when it seems all hope is gone, his old self transforms and grows into a butterfly that slowly emerges through a tiny opening. A struggle is necessary to push the fluid out of his body into his wings. If the struggle is hurried, the result will be shriveled wings and no ability to fly. After he stretches and dries his wings in a world of light, he is freed to fly.

Butterflies represent renewal, transformation, and hope. Through a lengthy process of struggles, God creates a beautiful creature and frees it to fly.

Spiritually, through the power of God’s love and grace, struggles transform us and grow us into becoming more like Jesus.

Emotionally it takes a process, too, to heal from losses and trauma. Whatever we suffer from, whether spiritually, physically, mentally, or emotionally, God cares, knows, and understands us better than anyone in this whole wide world.

LORD JESUS, please wrap all hurting souls in Your faithful love and powerful grace. You know and understand the deep hurts of every single heart. You care so much and You cry with us! You have invited all who are broken to find healing in Your arms of unconditional love. You died for us and You live forever making intercession for us. Thank You! You have already freed us, Lord, but sometimes our wings can be so constricted or weighted down. Please be the Wind beneath our wings and free us to fly and be the persons You created us to be. Thank You, Lord, for Your willingness to faithfully lead us through the grieving and healing process of losses and traumas in our lives.

19 comments

  2. I want to thank SecretAngel for posting your link on her site, “http://secretangelps911.wordpress.com/” and the Holy Spirit for His precious way of leading and directing. I am constantly on the lookout for sites that are geared toward hurting and healing as sometimes there are a lot of sites like mine with inspiration and encouragement but no direction for those going through real turmoil and storms in their lives. I love to be able to direct others to sites like yours and I am impressed with what I see so very much! God bless you so much for following the direction of the Holy Spirit! It is so evident that THIS is the type of example of the Holy Spirit’s REAL (as opposed to imaginary) gifting to the Body of Christ as a whole. Without one another, there could NEVER be a true Church!
    I will be following you and posting your link on my WP Links Page as well as letting my Facebook friends and followers about your site!! God bless you oh so richly as you continue to minister (serve) the Lord AND all those the Holy Spirit leads to your wonderful site!!

    Liked by 1 person

    Reply

    • Your post brings tears to my eyes. Thank you so much. I needed this encouragement as I do sometimes get discouraged. God has pressed it on my heart to bind up the brokenhearted, proclaim freedom for captives, and speak up for those who have no voice.

      Like

      Reply

    • I just want to say “AMEN” to Pastor Roland Ledoux. I am one of those people with a “hurt” in my life. I was in a bad relationship for nine years. And I am still hurting. The relationship ending three years ago. I am better and stronger today. Thanks to God and Christian friends. And blogs like this. God Bless You! Elizabeth

      Liked by 1 person

      Reply

      • I’m so sorry for your pain, Elizabeth. We could never do without God, could we? And true friends are a blessing, too. Thank you for your kind encouragement. May Jesus hold you close and bind up all your wounds! Hugs!

        Like

        Reply

  4. Trudy, I find your posts thoughtful and encouraging. The ripple effect, paying it forward…..I see Gods work behind it. I find commenting on your posts challenging….who knows why. And I do enjoy them.

    Liked by 1 person

    Reply

    • Thank you, Anita. I’m so glad you find encouragement here. I’m sorry commenting is challenging, but I’m glad you stick with it. 🙂 Yes, it’s definitely God working behind the paying it forward ripple effect. I do enjoy your posts, too. God uses your photos to breathe peace into my soul. May we lean into Him and trust He’s got us no matter what!

      Like

      Reply

  5. Trudy, I want to thank you for following my blog because it lead me to yours. What a wonderful resource! Thank you for your candid posts, pointing toward the real source of healing and peace which is in Jesus Christ, and the resource of books to help others.
    Blessing to you!

    Liked by 1 person

    Reply

    • You’re so welcome, Beckie. Martha Orlando talked about your new book at her blog, so I followed the link, and I’m grateful I was led to yours. 🙂 I already checked to see if your book is in our library, but it isn’t. 😦 Yes, the real source of healing and peace is Jesus. My heart’s desire is to point all hurting souls to hope in Him. He is helping me to be more authentic about past pain in my life and to pass on the comfort He has given me to others. I look forward to reading more of your posts. Blessings to you, too!

      Liked by 1 person

      Reply

Your voice matters! Please feel free to share your thoughts!