Ordeal
Mrs. Kaufman's book "Fountains in the Wilderness" tells this story. I was observing the cocoon. Several cocoons were in the process of escaping to the butterfly. As I watched him try to get out of such a small hole, I thought it was impossible.
But one by one, two people tried to get out of such a small lifeline, and in the end they slipped and soared into the air. By chance, I found a cocoon that was going outside and trying to cut a large hole with scissors. I laughed at myself and contented myself to have more love and mercy than God.
Butterflies easily came out of the wide-drilled holes, but there was a problem. He tried several times to soar into the air, but in the end he could not climb, but only floated on the ground. That's when I realized. It is painful and difficult to come out of the small hole to supply nutrients to the tips of the wings, and when the wings come out, they are strong enough to fly vigorously.
In this way, trials are a gift from God that gives us strength to live in the world.
"Beloved, do not wonder at the fierce temptations that come to refine you, as if they were strange ones, but rejoice in your participation in the suffering of Christ. that ye may rejoice and rejoice in the manifestation of the glory of the Lord; Blessed are you if you are condemned in the name of Christ. Because the Spirit of God is upon you. None of you shall suffer murder, theft, misdeeds, or interference in the affairs of others: but if you suffer as a Christian, do not be ashamed, and praise God in the name of God"
– 1 Peter 5:12~16
