Not CMT -- The Butterfly

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Happiness is not having what you want. It's wanting what you have.

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!

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 the Lord

everyday.

Please send this Blessing to those you care about.

It may be just what they need to hear, at just the right time.