Child-Like Faith

I wrote yesterday about how the way to really seek after God is to make ourselves "as a child". But what does that really mean, anyway? I have definitely run into my share of kids that I don't ever want to emulate! I believe the answer lies in making things as simple as most kids do. If you think about it, what is the universal cry of older generations? "Life was just so much simpler when we were kids", right? So I want to take a look at some different ways we can seek God like we might have in simpler times, and the first of those ways is with our faith.

Think about how much faith a child has, even before they really know about God or Jesus. They have unlimited amounts of faith in their parents. They eat and play and sleep and learn and never spend much time worrying about having a place to sleep or how to buy food or having clothes to wear. They rely on us to provide all of their needs!

How much more, then, should we as adults put our reliance on God to provide for us? Our task is to understand that God is in control and that our needs will be met. Not an easy task for most of us, but maybe a very crucial one in order for us to truly receive all of God's blessings for us. Take a look at what Jesus had to say about worry...

Therefore I tell you, do not worry about your life, what you will eat; or about your body, what you will wear. Life is more than food, and the body more than clothes. Consider the ravens: They do not sow or reap, they have no storeroom or barn; yet God feeds them. And how much more valuable you are than birds! Who of you by worrying can add a single hour to his life? Since you cannot do this very little thing, why do you worry about the rest? -- Luke 12:22-26

There is nothing produced by worrying except more worries. God created everything in the world and made us His special creation, so why would we think for a second that there isn't anything but good to come from giving our worries and concerns away to Him?

Maybe today for the first time in a long time, you can take the opportunity to exhale as you pray and give all of your concerns up and let God handle them.

What does a parent say to their child when they are hurt or scared or tired? "Shhhhh...it's OK. I've got ya! Everything is going to be alright."

And so it goes when you let God do the worrying for you.