BELIEF and FAITH are two of the most powerful things in this chaotic world.
"A man found a 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 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 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 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!
Trust in God. Always.
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!
Trust in God. Always.
Love and Blessings.
4 comments:
What about when our obstacles cripple us? If God were really as loving as you Christians like to claim he is, then why would he give me social anxiety and hypochondria that are so bad that I can hardly function in life? Heck, why does God create people with mental illnesses at all, if he's really so loving? (And yes, God must've created me with my mental illnesses, since I've had them since I was a toddler, and I haven't had any traumatic experiences that could have caused them.)
This would be your greatest feat should you choose to over come it. The root of all evil is fear. God created us whole and complete: Mind, Body, and Soul. If we choose to focus on only one part of ourselves then we have not yet realized our highest potential, find the balance in your life. Stop focusing on the fears/anxieties, and focus on every happiness and strength in your life. Seek it with all that you are Hannah!
I just found your blog and was wondering if you would mind if I used the story you found about the butterfly? Do you know who originally wrote the story?
Thanks,
Lee Ann
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