Childlike Nature

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CHILDLIKE INNOCENCE.  CHILDLIKE FAITH.

The amount of things that you can learn from looking at the life of a child is INCREDIBLE.  Making new friends, reaching out to others, loving everyone, not holding back the way they feel, talking about Jesus like He's the man (because even at that young age they know He's the man!)....the lessons we can learn from looking at their little lives are endless!  

The faith that little children possess is incredible.  It is wholehearted, pure, and true to them.  They may only know the basic facts about God but they know it and believe every single ounce of it.  WHOLEHEARTEDLY.   

Usually as something ages it gets better or matures.  So, why as children transition to adults does their faith not mature by leaps and bounds but rather it becomes weaker and weaker?  Their thoughts and beliefs begin to be impacted and changed by the things they see, the experiences they have, and what society tells them.

A child is so innocent.  They live under incredible innocence because they have not yet been exposed to the things of this world and the things that essentially cause adolescents and adults to "rethink" their faith.  Why can't that childlike innocence remain in us?

Why as we grow older must we stray from the innocence of a child?  Why must we stray from our childlike faith?

A child does not waver in the trust that they know they will be provided for, they will be taken care of, and they will be loved. There is no questioning, worry or doubt. Why as we grow older are these the very things that we begin to worry the most about, to fret over and to doubt?  Have we forgotten that God is holding us?  He's there to provide, take care of and love us....ENDLESSLY.  So why has our faith diminished?  We're older - our ability to comprehend is bigger and better than ever!  You would think faith would not be an issue!  We need to re-grasp that childlike innocence...that childlike faith! (Read:  Matthew 18:3-4!)

 

I'm beginning to think being "childish" isn't necessarily a bad thing! 

We need to allow our hearts to beat as a child's heart, pumping our body with that simple, yet profound, innocence and faith. We need to know that we don't have to "grow up" like the world asks of us when it comes to our faith.  We simply must learn to rekindle that childlike innocence and faith that is somewhere inside of us just waiting to be found once again.  (Read:  2 Corinthians 4:16-18!)