The Butterfly
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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 lives. If God allowed us to go through our
lives 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 needed!
>>>