Growing up my mom, aunt, Nana and Grandy, everyone who cared about me and wanted the best for me were continually telling me to never settle. This was usually in reference to picking the perfect mate that God has chosen for me but it would apply to all aspects of my life as well.
Settling was something I lived/live in fear of to this day... accepting anything less than that which God has chosen for me on my pathway through this fallen world.
Settling is NOT an option.
As I was watching SATC one day there is an episode where Carrie goes to tell her ex-love Mr. Big goodbye... she does a voiceover saying "some people are settling down, some people are settling, and some refuse to settle for ANYTHING LESS THAN BUTTERFLIES."
That saying has always stuck with me and I must admit as much as SATC is a secret vice of mine I am slightly embarrased to admit that is where my blog title came from. But I LOVE what it stands for.
Butterflies are thought to signify growth, freedom and rebirth.
The decisions that I make everyday and that will guide the direction my life take also signify these same things. The decisions are a result of the freedom as I have been given by my creator and have come to from my age to make. With every single decision I grow in someway from the result of it, being good or bad. The ultimate "never settle" decision scenario, that of choosing my perfect mr. right picked out for me and planned for me by only God, the decision to marry and start a new life and family with him would be the ultimate worldy rebirth.
It is a constant reminder to NEVER SETTLE for anything, not in my everyday life, not in my job, not in my love life and not in my spiritual life.
A constant reminder to make good Godly decisions. To make decisions that are not guided by worldly desires or temptations but my striving to live up to the image of christ.
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