A biology teacher was teaching his students how a caterpillar turns into a butterfly. He told the students that in the next couple of hours, the butterfly would struggle to come out of the cocoon. But no one should help the butterfly. Then he left. The students were waiting and it happened. The butterfly struggled to get out of the cocoon, and one of the students took pity on it and decided to help the butterfly out of the cocoon against the advice of his teacher. He broke the cocoon to help the butterfly so it didnt have to struggle anymore. But shortly afterwards the butterfly died. When the teacher returned, he was told what happened. He explained to this student that by helping the butterfly, he had actually killed it because it is a law of nature that the struggle to come out of the cocoon actually helps develop and strengthen its wings. The boy had deprived the butterfly of its struggle and the butterfly died. Some of us like the caterpillar in our story have emerged before time out of our ‘cocoon’ with the help of man. We have not been patient enough to allow God complete His work in us. A lot of ‘spiritual larvae’ have plunged into the ministry for the wrong reasons, they are so much in a hurry and have failed to undergo the full metamorphosis required to take up this huge responsibility and as a result they fizzle out before their time. A child born today cannot get into the university tomorrow; there is always a process, which involves time and effort. I have sited these illustrations to make us understand that when we rush into things we may end up being crushed. God is the architect of our life. He has the master plan concerning every one of us. Don’t you think it’s important to check with Him first before you take any step? If Joseph had emerged out of his ‘cocoon’ before time, he would not have been the Prime Minister of Egypt. Dear friends, there is a breakthrough at the end of the struggle. Dont run ahead of God. All will be well
Posted on: Tue, 30 Dec 2014 12:53:26 +0000
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