Child-like?

The concept of reverting to a child-like faith is anything but new. Everyone’s heard the idea and been told the importance of coming to the Father like a child. It’s a rather simple concept and yet is quite difficult to actually put into practice. Speaking as a young adult, I view my future as very serious and structured and I when look at my past, my childhood, I view it as fun and carefree and light. Now somehow I’m supposed to move FORWARD in my relationship with Christ by having child-like faith which feels a lot like moving BACKWARD because how can anything about me be child-like if I’m in my 20’s? That’s one of the difficulties I and I think a lot of other young people have with my faith.
And like I said it’s not easy to put into practice, but there are times like tonight for me, when you just GET it. I don’t know why, and the more I think about it the less sense it makes, but while I was driving on the freeway I was just HIT with this obvious truth that God is indeed God, and that I am indeed HIS in every possible way. And no matter what happens, no matter where I go in my life I will never, not for a second, leave His protection or His love. As all these crazy (yet seemingly simple) facts just hit me, I was filled with the most amazing acceptance. I could fight it. It would be easy and probably much more logical for me to put a philosophical twist on all of these thoughts, but I didn’t. I just sat and believed and had no doubt and was perfectly happy with every aspect of my faith. And with that acceptance came something equally as amazing- the realization of my wisdom. I don’t mean this to sound arrogant because this certainly doesn’t apply to me only, but I am SMART. And I have a powerful voice and I have things to say that can and will bring kingdom. The enemy’s greatest weapon is his deception. And if he can get disciples, like myself, to doubt their worth or to hesitate before they speak truth- he wins. But the good news is that that win is not finite. THAT is the beauty of redemption my friends, because at times –like tonight- God can choose to randomly reveal those truths to you (again) and you can remember WHO YOU ARE and WHO HE CREATED YOU TO BE.
With no doubts.
And no questions.
Just pure, simple, child-like Faith

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