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 TO FORCE ITS BODY THROUGH THE LITTLE HOLE.
THEN IT SEEM 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 SMELL,SHRIVELLED WINGS.
THE MAN CONTINUED TO WATCH THE BUTTERFLY BECAUSE  HE EXPECTED THAT , AT ANY MOMENT, THE WINGS WILL ENLARGE AND EXPAND TO BE ABLE TO SUPPORT THE BODY WHICH WILL CONTRACT IN ANY TIME.
NEITHER HAPPENED!
IN FACT, THE BUTTERFLY SPENT THE REST OF ITS LIFE CRAWLING AROUND WITH A SWOLLEN BODY AND SHRIVELLED WINGS.
IT NEVER WAS ABLE TO FLY.
WHAT A MAN!
IN HIS KINDNESS AND HASTE.DID NOT UNDERSTAND WAS THAT THE RESTRICTING COCOON AND THE STRUGGLE REQUIRED FOR THE BUTTERFLY TO GET OUT THE TINY OPENING WERE GOD'S WAY OF FORCING FLUID FROM THE BODY OF THE BUTTERFLY INTO ITS WING SO THAT IT WOULD BE READY FOR FLIGHT ONCE IT ACHIEVED ITS FREEDOM FROM THE COCOON.
SOMETIMES STRUGGLE ARE EXACTLY WHAT WE NEED IN OUR LIVES.
IF GOD ALLOWS US TO GO THROUGH OUR LIVES WITHOUT ANY OBSTACLES, IT WILL CRIPPLE US.
WE WOULD NOT BE AS STRONG AS WE COULD HAVE BEEN. WE COULD NEVER FLY.

I asked for strength.
GOD gave me difficulties to make me strong.

I asked for wisdom.
GOD gave me problems to solve.

I asked for prosperity
GOD gave me brains and brawn to work.

Iasked for courage.
GOD gave medanger to overcome.

 I asked for love.
GOD gave me troubled people to help.

I ask for favours.
GOD gave me opportunities.

I RECEIVED NOTHING I WANTED,
I RECEIVED EVERYTHING I NEEDED!

may GOD BLESS U! :)