How Can Bad Things Be Good?
Comments (0) “…unless you are converted and become like children,
you shall not enter the kingdom of heaven.”
Matthew 18:3 (NIV)
All of us have been children at one time. However, as adults, we often need little children around us to remember what life was like then. As we watch how children behave we can see in them a faith that is complete and beautiful.
In western society we see that little children do not tend to worry about where their food or clothes will come from. Small children simply trust that their parents will see to their needs. They are far too busy playing to bother about food and shelter.
The faith of a child is full and robust. They are absolutely certain that mommy and daddy will take care of them and so there is no need for them to be concerned. Doubts about their parents’ ability to make provision has no place in their thinking. They unconsciously accept the fact they have needs they cannot meet and pass the work on to their parents.
Only when we grow up and start providing for ourselves do we find ourselves wondering about such things as where we will find a job, will we have enough money to pay the bills at the end of the month, etc. These concerns creep in and cause our faith in the Lord to waver and weaken.
Jesus tells us that we need to learn from children how to trust so completely that doubts and concerns vanish and don’t trouble us any more. However even though Jesus has told us to learn from children, we can still find ourselves upset over the troubles that come our way in life.
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