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Butterflies Through Binoculars : The
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Creating a Butterfly Garden : A Guide to...
BUTTERFLY IN THE COCOON
A man found the cocoon of a butterfly. One day a tiny opening appeared. He
sat and watched the butterfly for several hours as it 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
and
eventually fly.
But that didn't happen! 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 Gods 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 would 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!
Author Unknown
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