A man found the cocoon of a butterfly. He noticed a small small opening, 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 could go no farther.

A man decided to help the butterfly. He took a pair of scissors and snipped the remaining bit of the cocoon. The butterfly then emerged easily. However, something was strange. The butterfly had a swollen body and shriveled wings. The man continued to watch the butterfly because he expected 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 deformed wings. It was never 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 small opening of the cocoon are nature'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's.


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.

May your path be bright and full of light everywhere you go.

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 your spirit every



What the caterpillar calls the end of life,

the Master calls the butterfly.

Author Unknown

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