The Kamehameha butterfly, native to Hawaii. Photo by Pete Oboyski
Good Morning, God
I came across a “story” that is a favorite of mine (retold, I believe by Adrian Rogers):
A man watched a butterfly trying to emerge from a cocoon. Thinking that he would help, the man took his penknife and slit the side of the chysalis, and the butterfly flopped out. It lay there for a while, feebly beating its wings, then collapsed and died.
“How tragic,” you say, and you are right, because God had a plan for that butterfly. The struggle to break free built the strength he would need to fly. God doesn’t want you to live weakly and to die feebly. He wants you to grow and mature. Find the wings in your trial today. Strengthen them by the promises in God’s Word.
Helping isn’t easy, is it God! In fact, it is complex. And as the systems scientist, Jay Forrester said: “In a complex system, you almost always get the opposite of the result you intend”. Rereading this story makes me appreciate the IMPORTANCE of struggling.
And now a surprising thought: if I were to UPGRADE the things I STRUGGLE with, the small things I struggle with now would become easier. Wow! I am going to go and sit in Centering Prayer and ponder that! Thank YOU!
Story teller,
A Moment with God 
One of your best . . . short, to the point, important message.