"Verily I say unto you, Whosoever shall not receive the kingdom of God as a little child shall in no wise enter therein."
Luke 18:17
This makes me wonder what the qualities of a child are that we should emulate. Love and trust seems to be obvious ones, and I think that curiosity and excitement might also be up there, and probably humility. We seem to get more cynical and less willing to risk as we "mature."
If we could receive God's kingdom with excitement and the wonder of a child, and were able to recapture that purity and awe, then maybe it would be easier to enter... and to live that way here on earth, right? Maybe we would want to rush to talk to God and to tell him everything, and read and learn everything too, instead of seeing prayer or scripture study as a burden.
Perhaps that is something we can work on today... seeing the wonder and majesty of God, letting go of our cynicism, and being willing to go wherever God leads. Let's see what good qualities we can bring back from our childhood, and what unwanted baggage of adulthood we can offload. :)
Luke 18:17
This makes me wonder what the qualities of a child are that we should emulate. Love and trust seems to be obvious ones, and I think that curiosity and excitement might also be up there, and probably humility. We seem to get more cynical and less willing to risk as we "mature."
If we could receive God's kingdom with excitement and the wonder of a child, and were able to recapture that purity and awe, then maybe it would be easier to enter... and to live that way here on earth, right? Maybe we would want to rush to talk to God and to tell him everything, and read and learn everything too, instead of seeing prayer or scripture study as a burden.
Perhaps that is something we can work on today... seeing the wonder and majesty of God, letting go of our cynicism, and being willing to go wherever God leads. Let's see what good qualities we can bring back from our childhood, and what unwanted baggage of adulthood we can offload. :)
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