With the faith of a child.

I've had an epiphany moment. I was curiously drawn to a church publication I have in my house, and drawn to open it to an article I hadnt yet read. I picked it up and read the title, and started to put it down thinking, what in the world do I need to read this one for? I hadnt read it because it looked boring. But as I put it down, I was prompted to pick it up and read it. So I did. I started. I got half way through and then stopped cold at one sentance.

"...to have the simple faith of a child."

My eyes started watering, this was what I had needed to hear. With all that is going on around here lately and all the uncertainty, yes, I have been praying and reading scriptures and stuff, however I still have the doubts. The what if's. The what if nots. To trust Him in all things is to not have any doubts, to know for certain that His will, will be what comes to pass.

So upon reading that, It flashed me back to when I was little and prayed. I prayed with reckless abandon. I remember the thought never crossed my young mind that God wouldnt ever fulfill His duty. There were no what ifs. I prayed with the full confidence that He knew what He was doing. I remember loving the Lord so completley, even though I was never brought up in a church or specified religion.

So this passage stopped me in my tracks and put my fears and doubts into perspective. I was not trusting Him completley. I was not loving Him completley or letting Him love me completley. I still even as an adult need to pray with that reckless abandonment. I need to remember that He hears my prayers and He will do as His will sees fit. I am remembering to have confidence.

I need to return to having the steadfast faith and love and purity of a child.

Lord our Father, help me to have the love and faith I had when I was a child. Show me how to pray with faith, and how to love thee with true confidence. Help me Lord in my trials, that I may truly know thy will. In the name of Jesus Christ, Amen.