I've learned a lot about chickens in the last few weeks. They are often classified as not too smart. They will kick their food out of the dish, they will kick bedding into the water dish, sometimes they will shiver rather than go toward the heat lamp, and sometimes, you may have to gently put a chicken's beak in the water to get it to drink.
This morning, while cleaning out one of the brooder compartments, one with chicks in it that we have had two full weeks now, I was impressed with how terrified these chicks are of me. We have fed them, cleaned their bedding, provided fresh, clean water, and provided adequate heat as their feathers are growing in. But they are still terrified to be held. We are told that the more time a chick spends being held and in contact with humans, the tamer they will be as adult chickens around humans.
I suppose they don't know what is going on, for the most part, and are scared, wondering what I will do to them. Yet it is a neat principle for us to understand: the more the contact, the more comfortable they become. On the spiritual side, the more contact we have with God, through prayer and time in His Word, the more comfortable we are with Him. As we learn and grow, the difficulties in life won't terrify us as they did before, because we'll trust God's hands. We won't doubt His plan and how it is playing out in our lives, because we have become comfortable with His handling of us.
Thou wilt shew me the path of life: in thy presence is fulness of joy; at thy right hand there are pleasures for evermore. - Psalm 16:11
God's presence is terrifying to think of in terms of His holiness and righteousness, but when we understand His love, kindness, and care for us, His presence can be a source of joy in our lives.
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