#childlike faith

[honey-and-fig]

“COME ON PAPA, LET’S GO TO CHURCH!” -SB when I asked her if she was ready to get dressed for Mass

[sardonic-sprite]

Thinking about childlike faith

We had our Vacation Bible School summary at church today (basically a video with a narrator telling what the kiddies learned while they do a slideshow of the kids acting out the events) and the feels just kind of got me so

It struck me that like... the Passion week story (Palm Sunday through Crucifixion (and resurrection) )... it is Not For Kids. Like, even dumbing it down to the softest words, we still tell kids about Jesus being beaten, nailed to a cross, and dying. Like we just say that to kids. And they have NO FREAKING CLUE just HOW horrific it all was. How dehumanizing and agonizing, like, I can say to this audience, the level of "whump" and "angst" in this story would require SO MANY content warnings. But I mean, they're kids, they don't actually get it, so like, it's fine. Their takeaway is that people were really mean to Jesus and He died and its sad, but then its all ok again bc He rose, so yay!

Whereas for us adults, like... We Know. We KNOW, we have the history, we have the unedited version, we have the reference points for pain and some amount of medical knowledge to process the basically un-tellable... I don't have a word for it, but torture ig? There's a VERY small subset of people I know who can actually stomach a Good Friday service, and I have never even tried to go, personally, bc I know DANG well I would probably have a breakdown.

AND YET

We as adults, knowing EVERYTHING, knowing that you have to really, REALLY, unconditionally and unalterably Love Someone to be WILLING to go through all of THAT. WE'RE the ones who doubt it. We're the ones who can't believe it, who say it isn't so, not us, not ME, not that much.

But these kids, they DO believe it. They 100% totally are on board with the idea that Jesus did it for THEM, yes, absolutely, why would we think otherwise?

And it just floors me. Like they have absolutely no concept of how ugly the reality was, how deeply you have to care for someone to do that, and yet they have no doubt. While me and other adults sit there and flinch at every verse and STILL say no, no love is strong enough to love ME.

One more reason I wish I could be a kid again, i guess

[dwuerch-blog]

What is God Like?

This blog comes from reading this sweet story:“A six-year-old girl was busy drawing a picture one day. Her teacher asked, “What are you drawing?” The little girl replied confidently, “I’m drawing a picture of God.” The teacher, a bit taken aback, said, “But nobody knows what God looks like!” The little girl kept drawing and replied, “They will in a minute.” Wouldn’t it be wonderful to have that…

[craigtowens]

Childlike faith in God sounds a lot like how children lovingly interact with their parents

[chrisshields18]

[readersmagnet]

Answers for the Honest Skeptic: Part 1 by Ted Even

In a world mired in conflicting spiritual philosophies, "Answers for the Honest Skeptic" by Ted Even offers a radical shift in perspective. In this book, Even argues that the key to spiritual truth lies in a child's heart and unveils a simple path to uncovering the real deal, free from distractions.

Walk the path of childlike wonder. Grab a copy at www.truthfindersbooks.com.

[searchmyheart]

Oh, being high. Makes me touch the sky.

And that's why I soar and fly

And write and create poetry, all sorts of art

never wanting to leave and stay

Continuing to find that fun play

Whichever way ..

Some say my brain is slow, childlike and fried,

I think you'll find out that I have tried

to Define a way

To bring back

That day

that Erin

Smoked

experimented LSD

,

I guarantee

It's God's gift,

of what makes me, me!

I'm getting tired of making this rhyme but I think it's about time that I send you this

This poem ..

it may be somewhat sublime

It is! in my mind!

Through my heart

"Where all my dreams, ambitions hopes and plans, I surrender these all into your hands" " for its only in His Will that I am free"

I stay with God! He's my Delight

" Satan not today" In Jesus' name

There's never no fright!

inside my heart from the very very start

my beginning

I start to love,

light spreading,

joy lasting

gratitude splashing

Steady Encouraging

That had never depart

from

this pure and innocent heart!

How does she do this?

Time and time again?

Let me tell you a little secret!

It comes

From the Holy Spirit!

Remain free and wild,

My child!!

[cccdynapro]

Treasures Of Being a Child of God

– 1- You are a treasured, multi-faceted jewel in the eyes of Jesus. Highly esteemed in the Counsel of The Almighty. Before birth, you were deemed a star of High Value & Treasure in The Eyes of The Heavenly Father. Your worth is inestimable. – 2- Your Value is known only to Christ who died to save & cherish You, for His eternal keep. Your importance is of celestial magnitude. Your life is…

[musingsfromanidlemind]

Simplicity of heart

“Then they brought little children to Him, that He might touch them; but the disciples rebuked those who brought them. But when Jesus saw it, He was greatly displeased and said to them, “Let the little children come to Me, and do not forbid them; for of such is the kingdom of God. Assuredly, I say to you, whoever does not receive the kingdom of God as a little child will by no means enter it.”…

[penmanshipeb]

📜 ‭Through faith we understand that the worlds were framed by the word of God, so that things which are seen were not made of things which do appear. - Hebrews 11:3

📜 Then the Lord said to Cain, “Where is Abel your brother?” He said, “I do not know. Am I my brother’s keeper?” [10] And He said, “What have you done? The voice of your brother’s blood cries out to Me from the ground. - Genesis 4:9-10

📜 ‭God is Spirit, and those who worship Him must worship in spirit and truth.” - John 4:24

The scriptures declare: ‭"No one has seen God at any time. The only begotten Son, who is in the bosom of the Father, He has declared Him" (John 1:18).  No one has seen God. God is Spirit. Spirit is totally opposite from what we are or what we know, conceive, or comprehend . . . God has to draw us unto him, and he has to give us His Spirit for us to understand (or follow) him.

We must recognize and acknowledge what the Scriptures has made known about him unto us. Therefore, because God is totally contrary from what we are, can image, and know all that we can do is to obey -- to believe -- to be led by him. Ultimately our only way to please the Father is by Faith. Faith is so much, but most importantly Faith is of God. Faith is belief that's spiritual. Faith inclines one to action that is beyond ourselves. When we can take heed to God or allow ourselves to be brought into Who HE is, others will shun, but it will be a great feat spiritually and a blessing in the of God.

📖‭‭ Then Jesus called a little child to Him, set him in the midst of them, [3] and said, “Assuredly, I say to you, unless you are converted and become as little children, you will by no means enter the kingdom of heaven.  [4] Therefore whoever humbles himself as this little child is the greatest in the kingdom of heaven.  [5] Whoever receives one little child like this in My name receives Me. - Matthew 18:2-5

📖 ‭“Therefore I say to you, do not worry about your life, what you will eat or what you will drink; nor about your body, what you will put on. Is not life more than food and the body more than clothing? - Matthew 6:25

📖 ‭Let the wicked forsake his way, And the unrighteous man his thoughts; Let him return to the Lord, And He will have mercy on him; And to our God, For He will abundantly pardon. [8] “For My thoughts are not your thoughts, Nor are your ways My ways,” says the Lord. [9] “For  as the heavens are higher than the earth, So are My ways higher than your ways, And My thoughts than your thoughts. - Isaiah 55:7-9

📖 ‭I beseech you therefore, brethren, by the mercies of God, that you present your bodies a living sacrifice, holy, acceptable to God, which  is your reasonable service. [2] And do not be conformed to this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind, that you may prove what is that good and acceptable and perfect will of God. - Romans 12:1-2

📖 Now faith is the substance of things hoped for, the evidence of things not seen. [2] For by it the elders obtained a good testimony. - Hebrews 11:1-2

📖 ‭But without faith it  is impossible to please Him, for he who comes to God must believe that He is, and that He is a rewarder of those who diligently seek Him. - Hebrews 11:6

📖 ‭For as the body without the spirit is dead, so faith without works is dead also. - James 2:26

[dwuerch-blog]

The Commitment to Never Give Up

I saw the trailer. With my lightning-fast mind, something about this film, Unsung Hero, made me remember my family’s struggles, my children’s relentless pursuits of their God-given talents, and, most of all how we conquered through the toughest of times. Last Monday, Memorial Day, knowing the sacrifices made by our men and women who gave their lives for our liberties, we wanted to do something…

[ohuserkant]

life is easy, because all it really is is following the feeling!!

[mega-delicatelysuperbcollector]

SIMPLE FAITH FACES

Facing life with simple faith, Childlike in Jesus soul safe…. No matter what comes It’s Christ who runs Our lives and in Him anything we can face! – Jonathan Caswell MATTHEW 18: 3-4 …”Therefore whoever humbles himself like this child—this one is the greatest in the kingdom of heaven.”

[readersmagnet]

Answers for the Honest Skeptic: Part 3 by Ted Even

"Answers for the Honest Skeptic: Part 3" by Ted Even is a straightforward and accessible book about spiritual truth. In his refreshing approach to understanding spiritual truths, Ted Even unveils spiritual truths through a childlike lens, challenging the notion that enlightenment is exclusive to the intellectual elite.

Find spiritual truth in childlike purity. Grab a copy at www.truthfindersbooks.com.

[eddie-rifff]

i like ph/vdgg songs like the future now and wondering in particular because theyre so straightforward and like always relevant. call me stupid or whatever but i appreciate when songs are direct with their message