LOVE & FAITH OF A CHILD

” THE LORD PROTECTS THOSE OF CHILDLIKE FAITH.” PSALM 37:5

” LET THE CHILDREN COME TO ME. DON’T STOP THEM. FOR THE KINGDOM OF GOD BELONGS TO THOSE WHO ARE LIKE THESE CHILDREN. I TELL YOU THE TRUTH, ANYONE WHO DOESN’T RECEIVE THE KINGDOM OF GOD LIKE A CHILD NEVER ENTERS IT.” LUKE 18: 16-17

It took me a long time to understand what the Lord was really telling me here, but it really is very simple. As adults we have a tendency to clog our thoughts up with things of this world. We learn to believe by seeing proof. If we can’t feel it or see it for ourselves then we will many times not believe. Faith in our Lord is just the opposite. A child believes because they keep things simple. They hear what mom and dad say they believe and learn from their words. They haven’t had the time to get out into the world and receive any of its influences. I continue to allow my education to mess up my faith. All the Lord is asking me to do is to believe and trust in him. The problem is that I have to take a step back into my childhood and believe just as I did then. That is not an easy process to accomplish. However, as I continue to study God’s word and continue to visit with him in prayer, he helps me to strengthen my faith. He forgives me when I stumble and picks me up when we fall. The words that he brings forth in the bible are his true and faithful words and the more I hear them the more they become real in my life. I have to take the first steps in order to activate my faith life. When I step out into faith and trust God, he then answers me and gives me confidence that I can continue to build upon. You and I must believe that we receive because God is our source and not the world. We must unclog our minds and believe as a child. We must trust and be faithful to our Lord God in heaven! PRAISE THE LORD IN ALL THINGS!