One day, a small opening appeared on 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 butterflys
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 Gods 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.
We asked for Courage
And God gave us Obstacles to overcome.
We asked for Love…
And God gave us Troubled people to help.
We asked for Strength
And God gave us difficulties to make me strong.
We asked for Wisdom
And God gave us Problems to solve.
We asked for Prosperity
And God gave us Brain and Brawn to work.
We asked for Favors
And God gave us Opportunities.
I received nothing I wanted
But I received everything I needed.
Live life without fear, confront all obstacles and evince that you can
overcome them.
Anonymous
A Butterfly’s Lesson
November 27th, 2004 · No Comments
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