“You hem me in – behind and before; you have laid your hand upon me.” (Psalm 139:5)
Beloved, do you feel “hemmed” in today? Like a baby tightly wrapped in its receiving blanket, no matter how hard you try, you just can’t seem to move? You just can’t seem to get anywhere? Do you deem yourself an infant, without the power to move or without the power of speech? So many times we are mature in our own eyes but God allows the “hemming” in so we may allow Him to work in us and through us. That is what it means to be become truly mature and beautiful. Do you realize that the definition of “beautiful” has nothing to do with outward appearance? In the original language, beautiful means, “that which is produced at the right time.” Beloved, God is hemming you in so that you may be mature and used for His purpose at the appropriate time. Remember your teenage years? Oh how we thought we were wise in our own eyes. We thought we were so mature. Looking back at old photos, we realize how young and immature we truly were. It’s the same with our spiritual walks today. God wants to make us more and more beautiful. Rest assured, it is God himself who is hemming you in and He has laid His powerful hand upon you. Consider it an honor and a privilege that He finds you worthy enough to hem you in. Rejoice beloved. Rejoice!
Let me leave you with this picture. Butterflies are “hemmed” in when they are wrapped in their cocoons. Did you know, if we try to open the cocoon before it is time, we can destroy the butterfly? You see, at the appropriate time, butterflies will break out of their cocoons. The butterfly gets its colors, designs, and gains strength in its wings all during the time it is slowly trying to break out of its cocoon. Otherwise, if the cocoon is cracked open too soon, its wings will be damaged and destroyed. It will not be able to fly. Do not open the cocoon before it is time beloved. Allow Him to hem you in so that when you burst forth…you will see the beautiful you.
Beloved, do you feel “hemmed” in today? Like a baby tightly wrapped in its receiving blanket, no matter how hard you try, you just can’t seem to move? You just can’t seem to get anywhere? Do you deem yourself an infant, without the power to move or without the power of speech? So many times we are mature in our own eyes but God allows the “hemming” in so we may allow Him to work in us and through us. That is what it means to be become truly mature and beautiful. Do you realize that the definition of “beautiful” has nothing to do with outward appearance? In the original language, beautiful means, “that which is produced at the right time.” Beloved, God is hemming you in so that you may be mature and used for His purpose at the appropriate time. Remember your teenage years? Oh how we thought we were wise in our own eyes. We thought we were so mature. Looking back at old photos, we realize how young and immature we truly were. It’s the same with our spiritual walks today. God wants to make us more and more beautiful. Rest assured, it is God himself who is hemming you in and He has laid His powerful hand upon you. Consider it an honor and a privilege that He finds you worthy enough to hem you in. Rejoice beloved. Rejoice!
Let me leave you with this picture. Butterflies are “hemmed” in when they are wrapped in their cocoons. Did you know, if we try to open the cocoon before it is time, we can destroy the butterfly? You see, at the appropriate time, butterflies will break out of their cocoons. The butterfly gets its colors, designs, and gains strength in its wings all during the time it is slowly trying to break out of its cocoon. Otherwise, if the cocoon is cracked open too soon, its wings will be damaged and destroyed. It will not be able to fly. Do not open the cocoon before it is time beloved. Allow Him to hem you in so that when you burst forth…you will see the beautiful you.
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