Change and God are two words, which define life. “Something must change in order to create change.” The King James Bible states it all profoundly in Ecclesiastes 3:1“To every thing there is a season, and a time to every purpose under the heaven.” Merriam -Webster describes one definition of change as “undergoing transformation, transition, or substitution. To give a different position, course, or direction to replace with another.” The change a human being experiences in life often emulates the changes and stages a Caterpillar/Butterfly experiences. A Caterpillar goes through a life cycle known as complete metamorphosis, which is a striking alteration in appearance, character, or circumstances. The Caterpillar/Butterfly’s life cycle includes egg, larva, pupa, and adult. The life cycle of a human includes: Infancy, Childhood, Adolescence and Adulthood.
The main job of an adult butterfly’s life is to reproduce. After a female butterfly mates, she searches for the proper host plant to lay her eggs and the cycle begins again. Such is the cycle of a human being.
In this book, Troy Bunch uses poetry & short stories as an example to show the different changes human beings experience in life. From natural and physical to emotional and spiritual. From inspirational to sensational. From confrontational to peace. From hate to love. From confusion and illusion to revelation and reality. From vanity to prosperity. From self-centeredness to sincerity. From oneness to relationship. From feeling incomplete to becoming complete. From uncertainty to complacency. From sadness and depression to happiness and expression. The poems in this book gives examples of these exact changes through which life takes individuals. No matter who you are or what you go through, one thing is guaranteed… CHANGE IS COMING.
While all Christians are to be prayer warriors, there are some people who feel they have a special and unique ability to pray, having been called by God to pray as their special ministry.
To become a warrior in prayer is to engage in spiritual battle and fight the good “fight of faith,” wearing the full armor of God and “pray[ing] in the Spirit” on all occasions, with all kinds of prayers and requests (Ephesians 6:10–18).
The Bible never specifies certain people who are to pray more often, more diligently, or more effectively than other Christians, but there are diligent prayers who are known for their emphasis on prayer.
Paul commands that “requests, prayers, intercession, and thanksgiving be made for everyone” (1 Timothy 2:1), and he says nothing that would indicate some people are exempt from doing so. All believers in Christ have the Holy Spirit who helps us communicate our prayer requests (Romans 8:26–27).
All believers should be praying in the name of Jesus, which means that Jesus Christ is our Lord and Savior. We trust in Him for everything. This includes His interceding with the Father for us in all things. We should all live and pray in accordance to God’s Will. Praying in Jesus’ name does not mean merely adding “in Jesus’ name” to a prayer. Rather, it means praying in submission toward His Will.