I just remembered this story, and I decided that it's good I share with anyone ready to listen (or read) to the end. The author of this story, I do not know, but each time I remember it, I'm reminded of how many times I forget that God has my life story written on the palm of His hands, and He has planned every part of it, but I seem to lengthen my journey here on earth by doing things that are not in His plan. Sometimes we struggle for what we cannot get, or will I say for what shouldn't be ours, and to no avail. If only we could just ask God to help us see through His own eyes, things will be a lot better....So, here goes the story...I hope you can at least get the message.A man found a cocoon of a butterfly. One day a small opening appeared on the cocoon. He sat & 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.
This did not 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 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!
God's timing is PERFECT! So the next time you find yourself struggling for something that is not so necessary for you at the time-being, ask yourself this "IS IT REALLY WORTH IT ?!" Then Pray to God to help you see things clearly.... What God wants for your life is worth the struggle, what He doesn't have in His plan is not worth it.
THE FUTURE BELONGS TO THOSE WHO BELIEVE IN THE BEAUTY OF THEIR DREAMS!!!
