childlike faith

For the Kingdom of God belongs to those…

Do you remember the days of your youth, where as a child you had such an excitement for learning, imagining, trying and believing in new things? I remember how much fun and exciting it was to play, imagine and act out stories with my school buddies. We would play for hours in the backyard or in the neighbors front yard, often making a lot of messes along the way (with a frequent, “clean that up after you’re done” statement from my parents). It seems we would run out of daylight way too soon, but our hearts and minds would keep going all the way to bedtime. (And often it would take some additional “storytelling” time to finally settle us down). That open, receptive-to-learning heart attitude of a child is something our God cherishes and speaks directly to….