The bean seeds

One day, a little girl came to her father with a special request. She wanted a new pink bicycle with a carrier where she could take her little bunny bear along for rides.

"Okay, princess, let's pray together for God to help us get the bicycle," her father said, taking her hands and leading her in a prayer for God's provision.

After they finished praying, the little girl looked up at her father with excitement. "So, is the bicycle here now?" she asked.

Her father smiled gently. "Not yet, princess. We need to wait patiently." He decided to teach her a lesson on waiting after prayer. "Let's plant some bean seeds in a pot, and we'll wait for them to grow."

Together, they put soil in a small pot and planted a few bean seeds. The little girl asked, "Daddy, when will the beans grow?"

Her father replied, "We need to wait patiently for a few days before we'll see them coming up."

The next morning, as soon as the little girl finished breakfast, she quickly ran outside to check on the pot. But to her disappointment, there was nothing to see. Her father gently reminded her, "Princess, we need to wait patiently for a few days."

The same thing happened the following morning. The little girl would rush to check on the pot, only to be disappointed again.

After that, the little girl stopped checking the pot every day. She seemed to have lost interest.

But seven days later, her father called her over, saying, "Look, princess! The beans are growing!" She exclaimed with delight, seeing the tiny bean stems poking out of the soil.

Her father smiled and concluded the lesson, "You see, princess, when you plant a seed in the ground, you need to be patient and wait for it to grow. In the same way, when we make our prayers to God, we need to learn how to patiently wait for Him to give us the answers."

The little girl's father had taught her a valuable lesson that would stay with her forever: that patience and faith go hand in hand, and that God's answers often come in His perfect timing.