So Immature

So, I am sitting in this coffee shop thinking about what life would be like if I had faith like a child. I have the pleasure of staying with a great family in Waconia (shout out to B and T!) and they have a little 4 and a HALF year old daughter. I enjoy being around children because they show me more about the Kingdom of God than a lot of stuff around me does. The greatest things about little children are their amazing imagination and their utter dependence on others! Imagination, some of the things that children come up with are out of this world crazy. Yet, there is a spiritual aspect to it that adults tend to not to see. What if our imagination isn't that far from reality? What if I did just sit and have a conversation with Jesus (he was Middle-Eastern in appearance by the way)? The imagination is something that we cant lose because it keeps us from getting dull and boring. It also allows us to connect with Jesus in an intimate way. So, run, sing and dance with Jesus! The second aspect I see in children that I need more of is their utter dependence on their parents. How could a 2 year old child care for themselves without the care of a guardian? This is something that I myself forget. Without the help of God how can we really be taken care of? We cant! Christ offers us more than just salvation. He says that the Father takes care of His children like better than the flowers of the fields and the birds of the sky. Whether we believe that or not is a completely different issue. Along with the care that a young child needs they have an appreciation for the care which is amazing. When I see a child climb on the lap of his/her father and say "I love you" it is the perfect representation of what the character of the believer should be. We should crawl on the lap of out Heavenly Father and just whisper "I love you." Our utter dependence on God is no different than a babies dependence on a guardian! Without the parent caring for the child he/she would die. Without the provision of our Father we would undoubtedly die (physically and spiritually). So, become like a child as Jesus tells us to do (Matt. 18:3)! Show the love to the Father that he deserves and climb up on his lap. Hug Him and talk to Him. (Of course this takes imagination). He is waiting and ready to listen.......