I wandered through a beautiful garden near our house, trying to find the perfect flower to take a picture of. There were so many flowers, orange ones with hundreds of mini flowers inside each flower, red roses with white at the tip, bruised purple flowers, so many to pick from. But immediately, I was drawn to one that was swarming not with bees, but butterflies. I instantly knew I'd be lucky if I could get one, non-blurry shot of these active butterflies, but I decided to try, anyway. And, as I predicted, they were avoiding me, getting away from me as fast as possible. All but one. One gorgeous gray, brown, and a hint of white butterfly stayed on the flower it was on, letting me get as close as I wanted to it without flying away.
I was shocked to see him staying, even when I was so close I could pet him. Snapping hundreds of fast photos of him, not sure how long he was going to stay for, I was delighted to photograph this little poser. After about 20 photos of him on one flower, he'd fly over to a next, and let me take pictures of him there. He was so trusting of me, he knew I wouldn't harm him.
How trusting are you to God? Do you get worried and take matters into your own hands, not trusting Him? Proverbs 3:5-6 says, "Trust in the Lord with all your heart and lean not on your own understanding; in all your ways submit to Him, and He will make your paths straight." Just like it's the nature of butterflies to fly away when a human approaches, humans have a tendency to panic and not trust God. You can be that person to trust God, just like that one butterfly trusted me.
Kayla Joy
(Pictures on left are of the butterfly who trusted me!)
