The Butterfly

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The Butterfly

 A  man  found  the  cocoon  of  a  butterfly.  One  day  a small  opening appeared . He  sat  and  watched  the  butterfly  for  several  hours as it  struggled 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 Favours........... And God gave me Opportunities.

 I received nothing I wanted.

 I received everything I needed.

 "War doesn't determine who's right. War determines who's left."

 

"Wish you all the JOY that you can wish"

 

 

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