I was people-watching in DIA before my flight left and a family walked out of the gate and the dad merely walked a couple feet in front of them and the little boy freaked, screaming for his dad. Then there was this little girl just wandering, looking at everything, pointing out interesting new things like "Baby!"  or "Plane!" While I was hoping that I wouldn't end up sitting next to these kids, they interested me. What if I were more like a kid? We use this phrase "child-like faith" all the time. In Matthew Jesus tells us that "unless you change and become like little children, you will never enter the kingdom of heaven. Therefore, whoever humbles himself like this child is the greatest in the kingdom of heaven." (18: 3-4) I've heard that a lot, become humble like children. But to be honest, I've spent 18 years trying not to be like a child, so that phrase doesn't exactly make sense. I understand that I need to humble myself and be innocent and completely trusting with my Father. The way kids just assume you'll always be there, that's the way I need to trust my Father. I get that. But what if humility and trust wasn't all Jesus was talking about?

Don't think this is any new revelation, but have you ever just watched a kid? Probably. What if I was more like that little boy who freaked when his father left? What if I desired my Father so much that I couldn't function without Him? Kids can't really do much on their own besides make a mess. They rely on their parent's for everything. What if I realized that I can't do much on my own besides make a mess and did truly surrender the right to govern my life over to Christ? How different would my life be? My head is swirling because I see this and I want to get to this dependency on Christ, but I have no idea how to get there.

I like depending on myself, it usually screws me over in the end, but for some reason I keep going back to it. Then I fall and Christ picks me up, time and time again. I think this is the idea of a child that God had in His head. I deny His guidance, fall on my butt, but He bends down picks me up, holds me in His arms and says "Now will you let me help you?" The humility to realize that we can't do it, and to accept and gaze upon the beauty of His love and grace, that kind of humility leads to trusting His guidance. Then that trust leads us to dependency upon our Savior. Christ is beautiful. He uses our mistakes to reveal His glory. 2 Cor 12:9- His strength is made perfect in our weakness. Sweet.

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