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Your transformation process may not be initially visible to others, but God is working to renew and change you, just as He does with every butterfly. Even as an egg, the caterpillar begins to take shape. In the second stage, the caterpillar eats and eats, growing and shedding its outgrown skin four to five times. The third stage is characterized by the most dramatic transformation – metamorphosis. During this stage, the caterpillar builds a chrysalis and within that outer form, all old body parts of the caterpillar are transformed into the body and wings of a beautiful butterfly. As an adult butterfly recently departed from its chrysalis, a final transformation must still take place. The butterfly’s wings are soft, wet, and weak. The insect must use its wings to strengthen them and allow a God-designed transformation to take place so it can fly in beauty, and fulfill the purpose for which it was created.
Just as the butterfly goes through metamorphosis, our transformation to Christlikeness takes time. Maybe at times we catch only a glimpse of what we are to become. There can be pain as we shed the skin of our old selves and the lies that cocooned us. Radical transformation, unseen by many, takes place in our hearts and minds as we continue to work and allow God to transform us into strong and beautiful creations that rest and thrive in the abundant life He has designed for us.
This month, we will focus on transformation and community—especially when those two things happen together.
What does transformation mean to you?
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Early tomorrow morning, I will leave for the Pepperdine Bible Lectures in Malibu, California. This is a four-day conference in which over two thousand people descend on the university campus for in-depth classes and workshops, reconnection with old friends and the opportunity to meet someone for the first time you feel like you have known your entire life.
If you plan to be in the area, or know someone else who will be at Pepperdine this week, please stop by our booth in the Sandbar! I would love to see you, hug your neck, and maybe even grab a cup of coffee and catch up.
One of the things I most enjoy about the Pepperdine Bible Lectures is being surrounded by other people passionate about knowing Christ and making Him known.
This year, as a part of the Spanish program at Pepperdine, on Friday, I will have the privilege of sharing three classes for the women. The overall Lectures theme is Spiritual Rhythms: Scrolls for a Robust Salvation. My three classes are entitled: Spiritual Rhythms of Relationships in Ruth; Spiritual Rhythms of Wisdom in Ecclesiastes; and Spiritual Rhythms through Difficult Times in Esther.
Thanks to the Texas International Bible Institute, these classes will be live-streamed through Zoom. Women from Venezuela, Colombia, and other locations are already signed up to attend the classes remotely.
Our blog theme for the month of May is transformation and community, especially when those two occur in tandem. An excellent reflection of transformation in community is through Lectureships, like this week at Pepperdine, or later this month at the Baxter Institute in Tegucigalpa, Honduras, where I will also be speaking. I hope to see many of you at these two excellent opportunities for community and transformation.
Thank you for your prayers for these and other events! May God bless you this month as we reflect on the transformation found in community.