One
Day,
a man
found the cocoon of a Butterfly.
Later, a small opening appeared. He sat and watched
the cocoon for
several hours, as the Butterfly struggled to force its body
through the 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 Ability 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 ........
What I received was Everything I needed!
May God Bless You, May God Bless you with unspeakable joy,
not
only in the world to come, but in this world also.
May your path
be bright and full of light everywhere you go.
May God tell darkness that it must flee at your command. And, I
pray your feet
will never stumble out of God's plan. May the desires of your heart
come true,
And May you experience Peace in everything you do.
May Goodness, Kindness, and Mercy come your way.
And, May you gain
Wisdom and grow in the Lord everyday.
IN
THE SPIRIT OF PEACE & LOVE FOR THE HIGHEST GOOD OF
ALL
