A man found a cocoon
of a butterfly. One day a small
opening appeared. He sat and watched the
butterfly for several hours as it
struggled to force its body through that
little hole. Then it seemed to stop
making any progress. It appeared as
if it had gotten as far as it could, and
it could go no further.
So to help the butterfly, he took a pair
of scissors and snipped off the remaining
bit of the cocoon. The butterfly
then emerged easily. But it had a
swollen body and small, shriveled wings.
The man continued to watch the butterfly
because he expected that, at any moment,
the wings would enlarge and expand to be
able to support the body, which would
contract in time.
Neither happened! In fact, the
butterfly spent the rest of its life
crawling around with a swollen body and
shriveled wings. It never was able
to fly.
What the man, in his kindness and haste,
did not understand was that the
restricting cocoon and the struggle
required for the butterfly to get through
the tiny opening were God's way of forcing
fluid from the body of the butterfly into
its wings so that it would be ready for
flight once it achieved its freedom from
the cocoon.
Sometimes struggles are exactly what we
need in our lives. If God allowed us
to go through our lives without any
obstacles, it would cripple us.
We would not be as strong as what we could
have been.
We could never fly!
I asked for Strength.........
And God gave me Difficulties to make me
strong.
I asked for Wisdom.........
And God gave me Problems to solve.
I asked for Prosperity.........
And God gave me Brain and Brawn to work.
I asked for Courage.........
And God gave me Danger to overcome.
I asked for Love.........
And God gave me Troubled people to help.
I asked for Favors.........
And God gave me Opportunities.
I received nothing I wanted ........
I received everything I needed!
May God Bless You with unspeakable joy,
not only in the world to come, but in this
world also.
May your path be bright and full of light
everywhere you go.
May God tell darkness that it must flee at
your command.
And, I pray your feet will never stumble
out of God's plan.
May the desires of your heart come true,
And may you experience Peace in everything
you do
May Goodness, Kindness, and Mercy come
your way.
And, may you gain Wisdom and grow in the
Lord everyday.
Unknown Author
