Don't Hurry The Chicken
By Emmet Fox
A little city child was spending his vacation on a farm. They showed him a hen sitting on a nest of eggs, and told him that some day a little chicken would come of each egg. The child was delighted at this dramatic idea, and every morning he went around expecting to see the miracle occur.
Days passed, and nothing happened. The eggs still looked exactly the same. Not the slightest change occurred in the appearance of things, and gradually his faith waned. At last one day he gave up hope altogether, and told himself bitterly that he had been deceived, and that nothing ever would happen.
Next day, however, from habit he went around to the nest as usual, but without any hope, and lo and behold, what was his joy to see a group of beautiful little chickens running about.
Of course wonderful changes had been taking place all the time, behind the shells, but there was nothing to show for it until the very last moment, when the little chicks suddenly emerged complete and perfect.
Some of our greatest demonstrations come to us like this. For a long time there is no change to be seen in the outer, but if we keep our faith strong, in spite of appearances, the demonstration will come-if at the 13th hour.
In this story it was the spectator who lost faith, and so it did not matter. If the mother hen had lost her faith-well, there would have not been any chickens. Give your demonstrations time to hatch. Keep your faith in God.
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