Faith Like a Child

"And said, Verily I say unto you, Except ye be converted, and become as little children, ye shall not enter into the kingdom of heaven." (Matthew 18:3)

What did Jesus mean when he said, "...become as little children?"

God desires for us, his children, to have child-like faith. Can you go back to a time in your life where you jumped into the arms of your father? You yelled, "Catch me Daddy," and took a leap of faith. There was no doubt in your mind that he would catch you. You believed in his strength, and his ability to protect you from harm. When you got older, you stopped leaping into his arms. Why? As you got older, you began to use logic and reasoning to make decisions. You begin to calculate your father's strength versus how much you weigh. You began to doubt his ability to catch you. The circumstances seem too big for him now, and as you grew bigger, your father seemingly grew smaller.

As human beings growing up in an era where logic and reasoning are our main ways of thinking, it's normal for us to rely on our own knowledge and understanding as a means for survival. You believe in gravity, so why would you try to walk off a cliff, or jump off a roof? You believe that you need oxygen to survive, so why would you dive deeper than you could handle without an oxygen tank? You know you are limited in strength, so why would you try to move a mountain?

Because we are limited with our human characteristics, we subconsciously place human characteristics on our God. God expects us to, "Trust in the Lord with all thine heart; and lean not unto thine own understanding." (Proverbs 3:5)

We are to abandon our own understanding--rid ourselves of logical reasoning, and open up our hearts and minds to new possibilities. There is a God of miracles out there, and he wants you to place your full trust in him. He wants you to take a leap of faith, and to trust him even when the circumstances seem too big. Our God is bigger than any circumstances. His laws and his ways can nullify the laws of this world. 

Jesus defied the laws of physics when he walked on water, he defied the law of gravity when he ascended up into heaven,  he defied death when he rose from the grave, and he defied nature when he was conceived in a virgin's womb.

Our God is not limited the way we are, and he wants us to put our full trust in him, and have blind faith--faith like a child even though we cannot see.

When you approach a chair to sit down, do you first analyze the chair's structure and strength? Do you flip the chair over and make sure all screws are in place? Do you test the chair by placing other heavy objects on it? No! You sit down in blind faith and believe it will hold you up. We should act the same towards God.

Whenever you feel limited, remember that God is your full potential.