My sister posted this video on Facebook this morning of her grandson Tyson. It was almost his birthday and he was not feeling well and felt like he needed to have a chat with God to find out just what He was thinking! The simplicity of a child's worldview is astounding. Sure they have their moments of rebellion and fussing, but don't we all? Their innocent faith, on the other hand, is something we adults seem to rarely exhibit in our own lives.
As we grow older, we tend to mistake knowledge for wisdom. The more we know, (or think we know) the more we tend to be skeptical and doubting. We lose that innocent faith and stop placing full confidence in God. We stop surrendering our whole lives and only seek Him when we don't know what else to do.
Jesus said, "I tell you the truth, unless you change and become like little children, you will never enter the kingdom of heaven." (Matthew 18:2) Stop and consider what Jesus was saying there. How do little children tend to view what their parents tell them? Unless they have become jaded due to unloving behavior directed at them, they almost always embrace what they are being told as the truth. This is childlike faith.
I love how Tyson approaches God boldly. Sure you may say he is only a child and has no understanding of what he is doing, but isn't that the point?
I love how Tyson approaches God boldly. Sure you may say he is only a child and has no understanding of what he is doing, but isn't that the point?
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