Faith Like a Child

Matt 18:3 And he said: “Truly I tell you, unless you change and become like little children, you will never enter the kingdom of heaven"

How do I become like a child?I am a child of God. But what does that mean? A child is carefree and trusting. A child is reliant and curious and imaginative. A child doesn't care what other people think. A child is caring. A child tries his or her best at everything he or she does. A child is happy and a child is loved. A child loves like no other.

I want to be a true child of God. I want to be carefree, I want to be trusting. I want to be able to fully rely on my Father who fully provides for me. I want to be able to fully trust God and stop worrying. My Heavenly Father knows what he is doing and wants what's best for me even if it doesn't make sense, I want to be able to trust God like a child trusts his or her Father.I want to be curious again. I want to go back to asking constant questions about God and the Bible and the life that God has given me. I want to discover things with joy and excitement. I want to go back to using my imagination. I want to have a vision and I want to be able to test it out over and over again. I want to live only to please my Father, not my friends or anyone else. I want to be caring, I want to care for my brothers and sisters in Christ like a child cares for his or her little brother or sister. I want to try as hard as I can at everything I do, just like a child tries hard at every picture they draw and every thing they do. I want to be happy, I want to find joy and beauty in the little things, like a child who picks dandelions for their mom. I want to be able to take time to enjoy life. I want to be able to find good things about everything, like a child seems to be able to. I want to love like a child loves, faithfully and openly. I want to love my family and my friends like that. I also want to love God the way a child loves his parents. I want to eagerly desire to serve God like a child who wants to help his mom make dinner. I want to look at life like a child does, joyfully living day by day, and not worrying about tomorrow.