Food for thought

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A man found a cocoon of a butterfly. One day a

small opening<br>appeared. He sat and watched the

butterfly for several hours as<br>it struggled to force its

body through that little hole. Then it seemed

to<br>stop making any progress. It appeared as if it had

gotten as far as it<br>could, and it could go no

further. So the man decided to help the<br>butterfly.

<br><br>He took a pair of scissors and snipped off the

remaining bit of the <br>cocoon. The butterfly then emerged

easily. But it had a<br>swollen body and small, shriveled

wings. The man continued to <br>watch the butterfly

because he expected that, at any moment, the <br>wings

would enlarge and expand to be able<br>to support the

body, which would contract in time. <br><br>Neither

happened! In fact, the butterfly spent the<br>rest of its

life crawling around with a swollen body and

shriveled<br>wings. It never was able to fly. What the man, in his

kindness and <br>haste, did not understand was that the

restricting cocoon and the <br>struggle required for the

butterfly to get through the tiny opening <br>were God's

way of forcing fluid from the body of the butterfly

into <br>its wings so that it would be ready for

flight once<br>it achieved its freedom from the cocoon.

<br><br>Sometimes struggles are exactly what we need in

our<br>lives. If God allowed us to go through our lives without

any <br>obstacles, it would cripple us. We would not

be as strong as what <br>we could have been. We

could never fly! <br><br>I asked for Strength.........

<br>And God gave me Difficulties to make me strong.

<br><br>I asked for Wisdom......... <br>And God gave me

Problems to solve. <br><br>I asked for Prosperity.........

<br>And God gave me Brain and Brawn to work. <br><br>I

asked for Courage......... <br>And God gave me Danger

to overcome. <br><br>I asked for Love.........

<br>And God gave me Troubled people to help. <br><br>I

asked for Favors......... <br>And God gave me

Opportunities. <br><br>I received nothing I wanted ........

<br>I received everything I needed! <br> <br> <br>EACH

AND EVERY ADVERSITY HAS A SEED OF <br>EQUIVALENT OR

GREATER BENEFIT - NAPOLEAN HILL