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 was 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 feetwill 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.

Author unknown. Thank you.