"Do you hear what these children are saying?" they asked him. 'Yes,' replied Jesus, 'have you never read, From the lips of children and infants you have ordained praise'?" -- Matthew 21:16
As adults we tend to make everything so complicated, so mysterious, when really some spiritual things can be made quite simple.
We can learn from these two examples:
A skeptic approaches a pastor to question him about a reported glory cloud in their service. He asks, "What if it's not from God?"
Before the pastor could answer, his 6-year old grandson chimes in with the answer: "That's easy. If it's God, worship God. If it's not God, worship God and it will leave." Brilliant!
His 8-year old sister reported the following: "One night a voice woke me up saying my name but I wasn't sure who it was so I said, "Satan, if that's you, be quiet. God, if that's you, keep talking." After that she didn't hear anything so she went back to sleep. Again, simple and brilliant!
Today's prayer: "God, help me to approach the supernatural and the often unexplained spiritual things that I encounter on this earth just like a child: not rattled, not needing a 'scientific' explanation, but just by turning them to simple acts of trusting you. After all, you know my adversaries. They are all before you (Psalm 69:19)."
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