One day as a small opening appeared on a cocoon, a man sat for several hours
watching the butterfly struggle 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 the man decided 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 wings would enlarge
and expand
to be able to support the body, which would contract in time. Neither
happened. 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. Anonymous  |
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 was nature's way of forcing fluid
from the body
of the butterfly into its wings. Then the butterfly would be ready for
flight once it
achieved its freedom from the cocoon. Sometimes struggles are exactly what we
need
in our life. If we were allowed to go through our life without any obstacles,
it would
cripple us. We would not be as strong as what we could be. We could never
fly. 
