Happy Dance

James 1:4

“When your endurance is fully developed, you will be strong in character and ready for anything.”

One day a man found the cocoon of an emperor moth and took it home so that he could observe it coming out. Gradually a small opening appeared, and he watched as the moth struggled to force its body through. This went on for hours. Then suddenly it stopped making any progress; it seemed to have got as far as it could go.

Thinking it would help, the man took scissors and made the opening wider, and the moth emerged easily. But when it did, he noticed that it had a swollen body, shriveled wings, and could not fly.

In that moment he suddenly understood that it was the struggle that caused the moth’s body to grow and its wings to develop. Freedom and flight could come only after struggle! That is how it works.

So I asked myself, is this why I am struggling today? Is this why I am wondering, why am I going through this?

Maybe I need to let endurance and steadfastness and patience have full play and do a thorough work in me, so that I may be fully developed [James 1:4]

God is more interested in my character than He is in my comfort, Overcoming obstacles is what will develop in me the faith I need to fulfill my God - given purpose in this life.

The truth is that it can’t and won’t happen any other way.

In His Love

Les