Development

A flower takes time to come into full bloom.

W. H. Davies

"Leisure"

What is this life if, full of care,
We have no time to stand and stare?—

No time to stand beneath the boughs,
And stare as long as sheep and cows:

No time to see, when woods we pass,
Where squirrels hide their nuts in grass:

No time to see, in broad daylight,
Streams full of stars, like skies at night:

No time to turn at Beauty's glance,
And watch her feet, how they can dance:

No time to wait till her mouth can
Enrich that smile her eyes began?

A poor life this if, full of care,
We have no time to stand and stare.

Spiritual warfare

Sometimes life rolls on in a typical pattern - work, play, sleep, eat and so on. And then suddenly, something happens that reminds us that there is a whole invisible world out there of which we experience so little.

However, in the face of a spiritual attack, I can rely on God's army of angels being greater and mightier than those of the enemy.

2 Kings 6^:15-17
"When the servant of the man of God got up and went out early the next morning, an army with horses and chariots had surrounded the city. “Oh no, my lord! What shall we do?” the servant asked.  “Don’t be afraid,” the prophet answered. “Those who are with us are more than those who are with them.” And Elisha prayed, “Open his eyes, LORD, so that he may see.” Then the LORD opened the servant’s eyes, and he looked and saw the hills full of horses and chariots of fire all around Elisha. "

And God wins the war through untraditional methods:

Zechariah 4:6 " 'Not by might nor by power, but by my Spirit,' says the LORD Almighty."