Its thanksgiving weekend, and i have much to blog about it alas community test tmr.. but found this as i was cleaning my hotmail (cos its overflowing). A forward i actually got from my dad a couple years ago.. good stuf...
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.
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 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
restrictng 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. Then, we could never fly!
Things to be thankful for:
Connie... turkey and stuffing and of course mashed potatoes with bacon.. hmm.
Jamie and tammy always have fun with my sis..
Jas - you're a yuen sista, and brian you are more than welcome to join
Zain - your curry rocks =)
Nosh -- indian motorcyle.. all the laughs
Thanks for the good times with friends and family, the laughs and the tears
Thanks for the tough time cos i know they make me stronger.
Bible verse: James 1:2-4
2Consider it pure joy, my brothers, whenever you face trials of many kinds, 3because you know that the testing of your faith develops perseverance. 4Perseverance must finish its work so that you may be mature and complete, not lacking anything.
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.
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 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
restrictng 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. Then, we could never fly!
Things to be thankful for:
Connie... turkey and stuffing and of course mashed potatoes with bacon.. hmm.
Jamie and tammy always have fun with my sis..
Jas - you're a yuen sista, and brian you are more than welcome to join
Zain - your curry rocks =)
Nosh -- indian motorcyle.. all the laughs
Thanks for the good times with friends and family, the laughs and the tears
Thanks for the tough time cos i know they make me stronger.
Bible verse: James 1:2-4
2Consider it pure joy, my brothers, whenever you face trials of many kinds, 3because you know that the testing of your faith develops perseverance. 4Perseverance must finish its work so that you may be mature and complete, not lacking anything.
