Lately I have been thinking again about the scripture that says that we are to come to God with the faith of a child. There are a few verses that talk about
being a child in our Daddie's presence. Topics come and topics go. Some discussions are heated and some are not. But the one thing that is really sinking
into me this morning as I am prepairing myself to go into His house for another day of worship is the fact that I never want to lose that simple childlike
faith in Him. Have we noticed that sometimes we use our brains too much? I want to be like that child who just climbed up on Jesus' lap. Trully how can it
get better than this? To be sitting in the King of kings lap just relaxing enjoying His love and talking with Him and just being free as a child to get off His
lap and to dance before Him with such joy. It seems so many have lost this childlike attitude with our Lord. We come to Christ and experience such a love and
freedom that trully inside we are like little children. But then over time somehow we start to take ourselves too seriously. Its like we are all 'grown
up' in the faith. Yuck!!! I dont want that! I want to be mature in the faith but forget this grown up stuff. I want to keep that soft heart that the Lord
can just reach out for to have worship Him at a moments notice to just put a smile on His face. It says a child will lead. Do we ever want to go past being a
child then? Trully how can we ever lead anyone to Christ if we lose this childlike innocence with Him? It does not say an adult will lead. It says a child will
lead. Today Epesians 5:1 really hit me.
Ephesians 5:1 (New King James Version)
1 Therefore be imitators of God as dear children.
When I opened my bible and turned back a page and started reading, this verse really whacked me. I found myself crying out to God. How many have set our minds to immitate Christ with the childlike faith He wants? How many believe the words our Lord said with what our actions are supposed to be with the childlike faith that says "Our Daddy does not lie and He trusts me". When I look at my children, I see the look on their faces that daddy can do no wrong and they just simply trust me like I'm their hero. This trully blows my mind. I know I am not perfect and mess up but yet I am so thankful that God programmed our children with the heart of a child. They forgive and forget the mistakes of their dad. They just continue on with love and the look in their eyes that my dad is still my hero. This is so incredible. They never doubt your words or instructions for a moment. Yet our heavenly Father is perfect and never makes a mistake at all and every word He says is forever true without fail. I want to be as a child with the instruction manual He has given me. I want to view it as a child would just listening to his dad. With complete innocence and childlike faith. I want to be fully obedient to what His words are. I want to dwell in simpliicity. I want to abide in Him with this childlike faith so that I may bare much fruit for Him. I want my childlike faith and innocence to just come out and be a joy to others in the body. I want my life to be an example of the simplicity of Christ with love and freedom. I just want Jesus to continue to bring me to the level of a child humble before Him. I want Him to just destroy my intilect. I want to consider all things loss just for the knowledge of the Lord. May God have mercy on me!
When I opened my bible and turned back a page and started reading, this verse really whacked me. I found myself crying out to God. How many have set our minds to immitate Christ with the childlike faith He wants? How many believe the words our Lord said with what our actions are supposed to be with the childlike faith that says "Our Daddy does not lie and He trusts me". When I look at my children, I see the look on their faces that daddy can do no wrong and they just simply trust me like I'm their hero. This trully blows my mind. I know I am not perfect and mess up but yet I am so thankful that God programmed our children with the heart of a child. They forgive and forget the mistakes of their dad. They just continue on with love and the look in their eyes that my dad is still my hero. This is so incredible. They never doubt your words or instructions for a moment. Yet our heavenly Father is perfect and never makes a mistake at all and every word He says is forever true without fail. I want to be as a child with the instruction manual He has given me. I want to view it as a child would just listening to his dad. With complete innocence and childlike faith. I want to be fully obedient to what His words are. I want to dwell in simpliicity. I want to abide in Him with this childlike faith so that I may bare much fruit for Him. I want my childlike faith and innocence to just come out and be a joy to others in the body. I want my life to be an example of the simplicity of Christ with love and freedom. I just want Jesus to continue to bring me to the level of a child humble before Him. I want Him to just destroy my intilect. I want to consider all things loss just for the knowledge of the Lord. May God have mercy on me!
