Child like Faith

Do you remember what it was like when the biggest worry in the world was what was for lunch or who you were going to play with on the play ground since Toni wasn’t at school today? Life was so innocent; you were so innocent. When you prayed, it was about getting that new toy Jalen had or how Tucker pushed you on the play ground and you scraped your knee. When the things you were afraid of were things like the dark or that really big kid on the playground who always pushes you down. Now those seem like silly things to be afraid of. We are seniors in high school and about to leave home. We're afraid of what’s out there, if we will fit in, if we’re going to make it in to our dream college, how were going to pay for it. When we pray it’s about how we're struggling to find that right path and we need a little guidance when we just applied to a college and really want to get in. But is that really that much different from the prayer when we were younger? No, it's not. “Someone” aka life pushed us down and we scraped our knee and we need a little help up. Elizabeth made it into her dream college, encouraging me into mine. That’s no different than asking for that toy you had been wanting.

When we were little, we believed in the Easter Bunny and Santa Clause. Our parents had us believe in small thing such as those so that we could start believing so that someday, we would understand the true meaning of Easter and Christmas and believe whole heartedly in Jesus Christ just as we did the Easter Bunny and Santa Clause. I believe in Jesus, just as I believed in other things. Santa always brought me toys; well, Jesus always brings me strength. When you were little, it didn’t matter what people said about the Easter Bunny. You believe in him with everything you had, let your faith be like that now. Who cares if people disagree with your belief in Jesus, you know what you believe and that’s all that matters. If you believe in Jesus like you did Santa when you were a little kid, I promise the “presents” you will receive will have much more meaning. They will be much more useful than some silly toy, so I dare everyone to find that childlike faith we all once had and live your life with this faith. The outcome will make an impact. J