"Just Come Like a Child..." ~ Abba

"COME LIKE A CHILD..."  These words have been pressed into my spirit more than once in the past few weeks.  Today, I heard them again.  I searched the bible for scriptures and came across these:

But Yeshua said to the, "Let the children come to me and do not forbid them, for the Kingdom of Heaven belongs to such as these." ~ Matthew 19:14

And he said: "Truly I tell you, unless you change and become like little children, you will never enter the kingdom of heaven. ~ Matthew 18:3

Truly I tell you, anyone who will not receive the kingdom of God like a little child will never enter it." ~ Mark 10:15

When I think about a child, I am reminded of their innocence.  Their vulnerability to love unconditionally. Their ability to forgive their offenders quickly and easily - they are merciful.  Their care-free attitude in displaying affection - they are compassionate.   They find joy in the smallest things -  they are content.  Their perception of people is without judgment.   They know how to express themselves - they speak with sincerity of heart.

Mountain Moving Faith

"I tell you, if anyone says to this mountain, 'Go, throw yourself into the sea,' and does not doubt in their heart but believes that what they say will happen, it will be done for them." ~ Mark 11:23 

What is faith?  Hebrew 11: 1 (NASB) says "Now faith is the assurance of things hoped for, the conviction of things not seen."  To make it clearer the Living Bible Paraphrased translation says it like this:  "What is faith? It is the confident assurance that something we want is going to happen. It is the certainty that what we hope for is waiting for us, even though we cannot see it up ahead."

Who do we place our faith in? In Jesus!  "Whatever you ask in my name, this I will do, that the Father may be glorified in the Son." (John 13:14 ESV)

Let me say that the "whatever" or "want" or "things hoped for" must be aligned to God's will. God is more interested in giving us what we need rather than what we want.  He knows what is best at that moment we are asking.  If something we prayed for has not come to pass, we may want to examine ourselves before we make assumptions that He said "no" or does not care for us. These are a few possible reasons that will hinder our answers: