Through the eyes of a child...

For those of you who know me well, you know that I use the word precious a lot. :) This is one case where no other word will suffice. I work at the Appalachian State University Child Development Center in the three year old classroom. Today I heard a story from the two year old classroom about a little girl named Rachel. Little Rachel attends a church here in Boone with her family every Sunday. My boss, Ms. Peggy, was talking to her recently about what she has been learning in her Sunday school class. Rachel replied, "Well Jesus loves me... and He died on the cross..." Mind you, she is 2! Ms. Peggy then asked Rachel," Did He stay there?" Rachel replied, "Oh no! He rose and rose and rose!" Oh that we would have the faith like a child! This is not the only time that little Rachel has spoken of God at our center. In fact, she has quoted Matthew 19:14...Jesus said, "Let the little children come to me...for the kingdom of heaven belongs to such as these." Little Rachel, as young as she is, is a witness to the college students that help in her class and all the other people she comes in contact with. What would happen if we shared Jesus like she does? This world would be a totally different place!

Matthew 18:3
Truly I say to you, unless you are converted and become like children, you will not enter the kingdom of heaven.

There are two things that I think of that come easily to children and not to adults: simplicity and humility.

I think of simplicity in that children accept everything that you tell them. "Never talk to strangers. Use your manners. Look both ways before you cross the street." This is what our trust in God should be like. If He tells us something like "love your neighbor as yourself,", we should be quick and eager to obey. Do not be mistaken; this is not intellectual simplicity. This is simplicity in the sense of obedience.

I think of humility in that children don't make a fuss of themselves. Without much thinking about it, children demonstrate the willingness to accept oneself as being of little account.

Matthew 18:4
Whoever then humbles himself as this child, he is the greatest in the kingdom of heaven.

So let us always stand amazed and live through the eyes of a child: standing in awe of our Savior!