Are we walking like a child in Christ?

Scriptures teach us that we should become like a child in our christian walk. So exactly how are we to do that as adults?

Well let's look at children and their nature first and let's explore some of the things that God would want us to mimic in our own lives..

Let's start with babies; babies are brand new , we need to become brand new in Christ. Well how do we do that you ask? We first need to acknowledge that without Christ in our lives we are sinners and we need to be reborn into the Kingdom Of God. How can we be reborn? When you die to sin, you become brand new in Christ.(Romans6:1)  We need to humble ourselves before God and acknowledge we are sinners and ask God for forgiveness and ask God to come into our hearts to live forever after.

Babies are also very trusting. We need to God our father as a baby would it's parents. We need to let go of fear and doubt and adopt a child-like faith in God.(Proverbs 3:5) When children are hurt , hungry, scared or lost they cry out to their parents because they trust them to take care of them and keep them safe. We as children of God need to cry out to God with our needs, believing that he our Father will hear and answer us.(Psalms 40:1)

Children love to explore and learn. We need to ask God to put the hunger in our hearts to learn more and more from him and about him We need to become explorative searching for the answers that his word has for us. We need to become inquisitive like children; inquiring of God his will for our daily lives and our futures.(Luke 11:9)

God is directing us to become like a child (Luke 18:17) therefore we need to take the time to watch, listen and learn when he gives us instruction, that we may be obedient to his word. There are times when children need to be scolded and disciplined and often times we as new Christian will find ourselves  need the same from God but, rest assured he will always do so in love.A father that loves his children chastens them (Hebrews 12:6-11 and Job 5:17)

Have you ever watched a child learn to walk or talk? They fail many times but, they don't give up they keep trying until they are successful. We should be the same in our lives. We weren't born knowing how to live our lives in Christ so we may fail over and over but, if we don't give up we also will succeed.

I am always amazed at the boldness of a child and find that that is one of the qualities that the Lord will teach me to put aside the fear and  have more boldness for him.  Children also are very trusting and don't know doubt. I have watched and listened to many children pray believing that what God said he would do he WILL do.  God wants us to have that kind of faith in him and trust believing that what he says he will do he Will do.

Don't forget that children eventually grow up , the finally do learn to walk and talk and so should we. But, that is for yet another blog to come. 

 As for me, I pray daily that I have the faith of a child before my father God!