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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 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 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 life. If God
allowed us to go through our life 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 need
- unknown
crucified
at 5:58:00 PM
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