Today, I have the privilege of going with my son to officially visit where he will play Division 1 college tennis his junior and senior year. I've had to release him once before, but it just doesn't get any easier. This time around though he has inspired me more than he'll ever know. He has worked so hard both on and off the court and academically to prepare himself for this moment. He has been a leader among his peers and impressed many with his fiery spunk and encouraging spirit. Yes, its time for him to soar and fly. I think of the butterfly when I see him. A butterfly is first born a caterpillar and it's main concern it to get enough to eat for the rest of their journey. Believe me, he has mastered this! They they methodically and patiently build their cocoon where they will spend the rest of the appropriate time developing and morphing into a beautiful creature. Jake spent the last two years in his cocoon. I watched him as a freshman rise to the challenge of being away from home, meeting new people and adjusting to college tennis. He helped his team to second place at nationals and then began sophomore year. He continued persevering and coming under his teammates pushing them to reach their potential too. Now, I watch him beginning to free himself from the cocoon of preparation to the fully emerged state where he will spread his wings and fly. Hold on a minute, even butterflys must wait to have enough strength in their wings to soar and this can take 3-4 hours which in people time means he'll still need his mama just a little bit longer. He has truly inspired me to live fully into my gifting. The sky is literally the limit for butterflys and for you and me. Find whatever it is you love, whatever God has engineered you to do and press into to it. Don't take the prep time lightly, this is where we truly transform into the beautiful. Run after your dream hard and without abandon. Begin living from your heart, no fear, no excuses. Everybody needs a Jake in their lives, I thank God everyday for mine.
"Your name wil no longer be Jacob, but Israel, because you
have struggled with God and with man and
have overcome."
Genesis 32:28
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