The Butterfly

Hello everyone,

Today I wanted to share with you the lesson of the butterfly:

"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. Until it suddenly stopped making any progress, and looked like it was stuck.
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, although it had a swollen body and small, shrivelled wings.
The man didn’t think anything of it, and sat there waiting for the wings to enlarge to support the butterfly. But that didn’t happen. The butterfly spent the rest of its life unable to fly, crawling around with tiny wings and a swollen body.
Despite the kind heart of the man and his eagerness to help, he didn’t understand that the restricting cocoon and the struggle needed by the butterfly to get itself through the small opening was God’s way of training the butterfly and strengthening its wings."

This story highlights that our struggles in life develop our strengths. Without struggles, we never grow and never get stronger. It’s important for us to tackle our challenges head on, seeking help where needed - for it is though overcoming our weakness that we grow and change.

Are there areas where you are being tested and strengthened? Keep going.

Till next time, Sue.