The Cocoon
#Reading
A man found a butterfly's cocoon. One day, a small opening appeared. He sat and watched the butterfly struggle for several hours as it tried to force its body through the tiny hole.
Then it seemed to stop making progress. It appeared to have gotten as far as it could and could go no further. In his desire to help, the man decided to assist the butterfly.
He took a pair of scissors and snipped off the remaining bit of the cocoon. The butterfly emerged easily, but it had a swollen body and small, shriveled wings.
The man continued to watch the butterfly, expecting that at any moment, the wings would enlarge and expand. This, he believed, would allow the body to contract over time.
Neither happened. In fact, the butterfly spent the rest of its life crawling around with a swollen body and shriveled wings. It never flew.
What the man, in his kindness and haste, did not understand was that the struggle required to break free from the cocoon was God’s way of forcing fluid from the butterfly’s body into its wings, preparing it for flight once it was free.
Sometimes, the struggles we face are exactly what we need. If God allowed us to go through life without obstacles, we would never grow stronger.
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@english_gem
#Reading
A man found a butterfly's cocoon. One day, a small opening appeared. He sat and watched the butterfly struggle for several hours as it tried to force its body through the tiny hole.
Then it seemed to stop making progress. It appeared to have gotten as far as it could and could go no further. In his desire to help, the man decided to assist the butterfly.
He took a pair of scissors and snipped off the remaining bit of the cocoon. The butterfly emerged easily, but it had a swollen body and small, shriveled wings.
The man continued to watch the butterfly, expecting that at any moment, the wings would enlarge and expand. This, he believed, would allow the body to contract over time.
Neither happened. In fact, the butterfly spent the rest of its life crawling around with a swollen body and shriveled wings. It never flew.
What the man, in his kindness and haste, did not understand was that the struggle required to break free from the cocoon was God’s way of forcing fluid from the butterfly’s body into its wings, preparing it for flight once it was free.
Sometimes, the struggles we face are exactly what we need. If God allowed us to go through life without obstacles, we would never grow stronger.
Share with friends! ♻️
@english_gem