The Butterfly

There's a story I heard years ago about a child who discovered a butterfly struggling mightily to escape its cocoon through a tiny opening at the top. The little boy became worried that the butterfly seemed to be struggling too much and was afraid that it would die so he enlarged the hole. On its next try, the butterfly was able to come out easily.

The little boy's excitement quickly turned to horror when he saw the wings were shriveled and useless. His well-intentioned help had interrupted a natural process. What the little boy didn't know is that the struggle to emerge from the cocoon is nature's way of drying and strengthening the butterflies wings. By removing the struggle he deprived the butterfly of strong wings.

Often our struggles in life are a lot like the butterflies. It is during those moments of struggling that God will teach us some of our greatest lessons and if we fail to see the lesson or look for the easy way out we will not gain the strength He intended for us.

From personal past struggles I've learned that I need to daily depend on God for my every need. I need to daily be filled with the Holy Spirit and the Word. Walking with God daily does not mean that struggles don't hit, but it does mean that when they do hit God is providing my every need. He is so faithful and good!!