When my grandsons were little, they delighted in bringing me flowers from the yard, so I put the little precious dandelions into little jars of water for them to enjoy. When they came back a day or two later, they got new flowers from the yard to replace the faded dandelions in the jars. I treated those little weeds as though they were the finest long-stemmed roses from the florist.
Jesus told His disciples to become like a little child. So what is a little child like?
- A child sees beauty in everything. A dandelion blossom is as beautiful to her as a rose.
- A child believes everything she is told. If the Bible says it, a child believes it.
- A child lives in the moment. The future is meaningless for a little child, and so is the past. A little child wakes up in a new world every day.
- A child delights in music and dancing and fun. Give the child some saucepans and spoons and she will make a joyful noise. She will dance around and run and play with abandon when she is having fun. If she doesn’t know a song, she will make one up.
- A child is not concerned with where her next meal is coming from, or what clothes she is going to wear. She just trusts mom and dad to always provide what she needs.
- A child is always learning. His curiosity will cause him to ask endless questions, always inquisitive, learning, and growing.
- A child is sensitive to spiritual things. He has an inborn revelation of a supreme being and deeply desires to know God. He is born with heaven in his heart, spiritually alive unto God.
- A child loves with all her heart, totally and completely, without reservation.
Jesus told the disciples, “‘Assuredly, I say to you, whoever does not receive the kingdom of God as a little child will by no means enter it.’ And He took them [the little children] up in His arms, laid His hands on them, and blessed them.” Mark 10:15-16
I want to be just like a little child.