The Shell Of The Old Man

Monday, August 9, 2021

A caterpillar is a wormlike creature that goes into a shell called the chrysalis. What actually happens is that its entire body becomes as a shell. So the chrysalis assumes the shape of its old body. And in order for it to become the new creature, the butterfly, it has to break out of the chrysalis - the shape of the old. It's the same with you. You have an old self and a new self. You need to see those old habits that you struggle with in a new way. They're no longer you. They're part of the old self - the chrysalis. It's not you, it's only a shell. And the new you, the inner man, has to break out of the shell in order to be free. So stop accepting those old things, old actions, old habits, and old thoughts as who you are. They're not, they're only who you were. They're only an outer shell waiting for you to break out of. So don't be discouraged by the remnants of your old life. They're only the shell of the heavenly creation that will emerge when you break out of them.

From Message #903 - The Chrysalis