"Do you trust me?" That is the question Jesus asked me September 29, 1999, when the smoke and mirrors of my life crashed around me. He still asks me that question on a regular basis. My response was, and still is what Simon Peter answered in John 6:68, "Lord, to whom shall we go? You have the words of eternal life."
When Jesus' disciples started jockeying for positions of power in their skewed view of His coming kingdom, he stopped them in their tracks and said, "I tell you the truth, unless you change and become like little children, you will never enter the kingdom of heaven." Check out Matthew 18:1-10.
Change. Or don't. Live. Or die. Change how? Become like a child. What does that mean? "Do you trust me?" Watch a toddler with her father. Dad can throw her in the air, and she will laugh as she flies, knowing dad will catch her. Stupid, dangerous trust. But only stupid and dangerous if you don't really trust.
What stupid, dangerous thing has Jesus asked you to do? Do you trust Him?
This seems silly, but I think He asked me to start a blog. Good grief. Who's going to read it? "You are. And I Am. If anybody else does, blame me." Okay. I trust you.
I really think that being like a little child is to strip off the preconceived notions that we seem to all drag around as adults. We need to embrace innocence and learn to "play" with everyone.
ReplyDeleteLittle kids don't see color of skin, they see a playmate. Kids don't see religious differences and denominations, they just know that God is love. Kids just ask, "what's next Papa?"