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POSITIVE BUTTERFLIES
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Caterpillars,
cocoons, and butterflies teach me about life. Too many people are
caterpillars, munching their way through life in a never changing
existence. They think that they are supposed to be caterpillars
for their whole life. Another group goes through the caterpillar
stage into the cocoon stage and remains there forever. They slip
into an unconscious state and sleep away their remaining days. A
few people wake up, break out of the cocoon, and emerge as butterflies.
Their life is full of brilliant colors and they soar on the updrafts of
God's love after they spread their wings and fly. What's it going
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THE NEXT STEP
Although I have 20/20 hindsight, when I look into the future, I
can't see farther than the next step. God made the world work that
way and He did it for a good reason.
Our future is in our hands, and we can make it into anything we
want. If we knew what was going to happen ahead of time, our life
would become a rerun. Foreknowledge would blunt the thrill of
victory and magnify the agony of defeat.
After I arrived in New Zealand on my catamaran, I purchased a van
that I used to tour the country. While touring on the north island,
I rolled the van and nearly died in the accident. I broke two legs,
five ribs, one scapula, punctured one lung, and ended up in the
hospital for two months.
Before this accident I had just spent six months sailing across the
Pacific Ocean with my family. We explored the marvels of the
Galapagos Islands and discovered the glories of Polynesian
paradise. Samoa, Tonga, and Fiji revealed their wonders as our
catamaran sailed west. By the time our anchor was down in New
Zealand, we had sailed on the ocean of our dreams, and life was
good.
If I had know ahead of time about the car accident, the entire trip
across the Pacific would have been a countdown to disaster. Instead
of reveling in our cruising dreams, I would have been focusing on
future pain.
God in his mercy gives us enough strength to live our dreams each
day, but He doesn't load the future into our backpack and force us
to carry that burden. Instead, He parcels out our life one day at a
time and gives us the courage to take the next step.
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When Dr. Dave
isn't working as a Flying Doctor for the Indian Health Service, He
is sailing around the world on his sailboat.
Find out what it's like to sail
on the ocean of your dreams by watching Captain Dave's DVD.
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