it's a love affair!: LIKE A CHILD [1]

Each time I hear something about childlikeness, I remember my baby sisters. God has taught me a lot through them, especially how to act like a child. There is a huge need for us to relate with God as His CHILDREN. As believers, we are children of God[Gal3:26, 1John3:2] and there are so many benefits attached to this one of which is INTIMACY. He is our father because of the ‘new birth’, we've been born again into His family.. He has always loved us even while we were still sinners, this means even before we became His children, He loved us. Intimacy with God is evident in our relationship with people.

Have you ever asked yourself what Jesus meant in Matthew19:14; “Let the children alone, don’t prevent them from coming to me. God’s kingdom is made up of people like these.” [MSG] this means the kingdom is made up of people with childlike qualities. Those who know God are enthralled with Him, thoroughly smitten! king David was a man who was like a child in his relationship with God. He sought Him with his whole heart{Psalm42;1-2}. David was in awe of in Him! He was enamored with Him!

INNOCENCE

Innocence is always related with children. Oh the beauty of a child; innocence! Such openness to loving and being loved! Children don’t hold back in loving and they accept love in all sincerity. They always mean what they tell you and they say it as it is. There is no form of corruption in them. We should always tell God things as they are, not try to keep things from Him. Many people don’t pray to God about everything, they hold things back and this could be intentional or unintentional. You should never intentionally hold anything back from Him no matter how bad you think it is, His opinion of you cannot change. And don’t ever make the mistake of thinking you can do anything yourself! Many people make this mistake because they learn 'self dependence'. Anytime something comes up such people try to handle it themselves. You should always take it to Him because He cares, be 'God-dependent'. Never ever try to handle things with human wisdom but depend on God’s wisdom. We can never outgrow God's supervision.{Proverbs3:5-6}

* Simplicity is key! Be simple-minded[this is different from being a simpleton]. You should never have preconceived notions about people.

Innocence gives you the freedom to enjoy things freely as only a few adults can , remember where the Spirit of the Lord is, there is liberty and we have that Spirit in us! We should express that liberty in every way. Many of us unconsciously tie ourselves down. God’s wish for us is fullness of life. Jesus came that we have abundance of life.

BE GENUINE AND REAL with Him…..like a babe. David was childlike in his love for God. He was so expressive! He never held anything back, when he made mistakes, he was always truly repentant, even in his show of appreciation, he was very extravagant. Just imagine a King dancing like he was mad in front of the whole kingdom. Little wonder God called Him a man after His own heart! He always expressed gratitude for every little thing done for Him by the Father, he marveled at the works of His hands. We should never get so used to God doing things for us no matter how little it may seem that even appreciation becomes a problem. A child is usually excited when he gets a box of chocolate and its the same with a lollipop. We should never lose our CHILDLIKE WONDER. Never ever be stoic, wear your heart on your sleeve!

TRUST

There was a day my four year old sister couldn’t get out of her bike with no one around her, immediately she saw me walking towards her, she cried out for help with her arms stretched out wide. She stopped struggling., she had faith my strength. Like this little child, we should trust in God. At the time she got stuck in the bike, there was no one around, but God is always around and He is ALL-POWERFUL. So all you need do is open your arms wide in total surrender. Trust in God not only in words but in action, like a babe. Trust in God completely. Children live lives free of worries because they have complete trust in their guardians. If you trust God completely, then you have the fullness of live, you're blessed[Psalm84:12]. Trust in His love for you, perfect love casts out all fears. So it is not just enough to know He loves you, believe that love, trust in it! His words are trustworthy and true{Rev21:5} with trust in Him comes joy and peace[Romans15:13}. When you trust in God you emerge victorious, unscathed[Daniel6:23].
David trusted God's love totally{Psalm13:5}. He was ever awaiting His word, His directions. Like a child, depend on His every word, feast on it! cherish it! Be totally sold out to God!