Child like

This past Sunday at church, God really showed me some interesting things. Sitting in front of us was a little girl who was about 2 1/2 years old. She was absolutely adorable and was dressed to the tee in a beautiful little dress. During worship, I was watching her some and she was dancing around to the beat of the music. She would also look up at her mom who was singing and would mimic what her mom was doing. The sight of her just dancing around and attempting to sing melted my heart and made me reflect on my relationship with Christ. Scripture talks about our faith being like that of a child and the the kingdom of God belongs to the children. I've often wondered about these different passages and felt on Sunday that i grasped them a little better.

The joy and carefree with which this child posessed was something I have longed for. Granted, she is only 2 1/2 and was probably more emulating what she saw her mother do, but I have seen it in children who are older and have a relationship with Christ. They possess this carefree attitude and are able to worship freely and uninhibited. They are uninhibited by the cares of the world. Most of them don't have to worry about mortgages, bills, spouses, jobs, school, etc. They know that their needs are being met by their parents. They know that they don't have to worry about anything because they are protected.

As adults or even teen-agers, we get caught up in the craziness that is the world we live in. We lose that worry free attitude and at some point decide that if we don't worry about it, then no one will. How many times during worship or a sermon or during my prayer time has my mind wandered to the things I have to do, my future, and a whole list of other things I have to worry about? More times than I can remember. I think that as we grow up, we think that we have to lose our child like faith, that that is only something for kids age 12 and under. What really happens is that we don't allow our Father to care for us. We start having worries and fears and become consumed with these things because we're "Adults" and have to worry about stuff. Just like parents take care of their children and this allows the children to not have to worry and fear things, our Father takes care of His children and gives us the protection and freedom to worship uninhibited. Too many times we don't allow Him to do this and take on our worries and fears ourselves. I have been asking myself this week, "what needs to happen to have my faith look more like that of a child's?" A lot needs to change but I think the first thing to go needs to be my lack of trust that I am taken care of. We'll start there and keep pushing forward.