Remember the Acorn

An acorn has no idea about how to
become an oak. It has never been to
school or told by the other seeds how a
seedling develops into an oak tree. That
acorn could never so much as describe an
oak, even if it should somehow talk. But
deep inside the acorn's heart is something
powerful — something that presses
forward and ever upward. When placed in
the proper surroundings, the acorn will
literally burst open, unable to contain all
the potential that lives deep in its heart. As
the acorn continues to follow the design
already inside, it continues to grow and
become stronger. Soon it's a sapling
instead of a mere seed. Then it grows
taller, but is still just a slender tree. But
one day, it finally becomes what was deep
inside of it all along: a stout and mighty
oak. It's true that some acorns get a later
start than others. Some will wait for many
seasons before they finally begin to grow.
But even a late start cannot hinder the
perfect design and purpose placed inside
every acorn by God Himself.
— Jim Sutton