THE BUTTERFLY ^_^

THE BUTTERFLY ^_^

One day, a small opening appeared in a
cocoon; a man sat and watched for the butterfly for several hours as it
struggled to force its body through that little hole. Then, it
seems to stop making any progress. It appeared as if it had
gotten as far as it could and it could not go any further. So
the man decided to help the butterfly: he took a pair of scissors and
opened the cocoon. The butterfly then emerged easily. But
it had a withered body, it was tiny and shriveled wings. The
man continued to watch because he expected that, at any moment, the
wings would open, enlarge and expand, to be able to support the
butterfly’s body, and become firm. Neither happened! In
fact, the butterfly spent the rest of its life crawling around with a
withered body and shriveled wings. It never was able to fly. What
the man, in his kindness and his goodwill 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 life. If God allowed
us to go through our life without any obstacles, it would cripple us. We
would not be as strong as we could have been. Never been able
to 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 a
brain and brawn to work.
I asked for Courage….. and God gave
me obstacles 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... But I received everything I needed."