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Beauty Like a Butterfly
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by Paula Burgner
eauty is most often thought of as a feature
changes it has to go through to achieve the beauty
that makes an object pleasurable to look
that it becomes.
upon. Some find beauty in the shiny things
When times get hard, and you feel like the
that grab our attention right away, as others may
journey you’re on is not going the way you want,
find beauty in something as simple as a country
don’t settle—you can change it. Although change
sunset. Beauty is in the eye of the beholder.
can be hard, it is worth it in the end. Show the
Everything has beauty, but not everyone sees it.
world that anything is possible if you put your heart and
A beautiful heart will
mind to
bring things
it and put God first in
into your
your life. Like
life that all the
a butterfly, your
money in the
wings will unfold,
world couldn’t
and your beauty will
get you. Beauty goes
shine through.
deeper than an outward
Sometimes, I think that
appearance. On those hard
butterflies are God’s way
days when you feel like the
of throwing confetti upon the
ugly duckling, remember that
earth like a celebration, reminding
butterflies can’t see their wings.
us of the love He shows for us. A
They can’t see how truly beautiful they are, but everyone else can.
butterfly can only transform once in
Butterflies remind us that no
its lifetime, but once you give your
matter how hard the journey may be, there is always
life to God, you can do it anytime and in countless
beauty at the end of all the pain we go through.
ways. So, live life with a heart for God. Life is not
Too often, the most beautiful things in the world
always going to be perfect, but that is the beauty
cannot be seen or touched but felt with the heart.
of life. Always remember what God tells us in the
This is why we always close our eyes when we kiss,
Bible in Ecclesiastes 3:11, “He hath made everything
dream, and pray. To love beauty is to see the light
beautiful in His time.”
in others. Love can be thought of like a butterfly this life, yet we often take it for granted. We delight in the beauty of the butterfly but rarely admit the
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About The Author
too, it is a rare and gentle thing that we are given in Paula Burgner is a very strong willed, outgoing, girl who loves working out, and she believes in her heart that you are capable of doing anything that you put your mind to.
