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 had 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."
Live
life without fear, confront all obstacles and know that you can overcome them. It
is well
Here's wishing you guys a belated Happy New Year, may the good Lord shower his abundant blessing on us all, this year is our year.
