Isaiah 53:6 – “And all of us like sheep have gone astray, each of us has turned to his own way; but the LORD has caused the iniquity of us all to fall on Him.”

As I read, prayed, and meditated on the Word of God, a thought came to my mind that I could not move past.  It is revealing, challenging, and perplexing.  

“Some people live life chasing butterflies!”   Pursuing dreams can be noble and commendable if they are God-inspired dreams rooted in the heart, nature, and character of God.    On the other hand, if they are fantasies, they become stumbling blocks and reefs in our love feasts.   Some have chased butterflies so long that they can no longer see the truth.  Their butterflies have become their truth. Their life is always in the future, even though their assignment is in the present.

God’s call is not contingent upon anything external.   Within Himself, all things exist.   Focusing on our butterflies blocks our view of immediacy.   Now is the accepted time.  God is a God of the now.  He embodies past, present, and future, but our assignment is in the present.  We don’t know what tomorrow holds. We have no promise of tomorrow.  We have an assignment that requires trust now rather than a fantasy of tomorrow.

If we watch the clouds, fear the winds, and are held back by the rain, we fail. Little is much if God is in it.    Remember the little widow and the prophet? God took the little and made it much.  Remember the loaves and fishes for the 5,000 and 4,000?  They refused to chase butterflies and achieved the purposes of God.  Gideon took 300 and defeated a mighty army. One can chase a thousand, and 2 can put ten thousand to flight.

The issue is total surrender and complete trust. Otherwise, it is not faith, it is God AND…(whatever the butterflies are).   If we hear and heed, He will provide.   Matthew 6:33 is the key! No more chasing butterflies for me! Speak, my LORD, and I will be quick to answer thee!

LORD, help us to never become distracted and chase butterflies but to focus on You!