To be or not to be?

And He said: "I tell you, unless you CHANGE and become like CHILDREN, you will NEVER enter the kingdom of heaven." Matthew 18:3

Do we have regrets of childhood? Things we wish we could go back and do differently? While we cannot change the past; we have today. You may think, well I cannot get my childhood back; but I beg to differ. we must see who we really are in Christ. We my friends are children of God. What we get caught up in is being adults. As children most of us could not wait to grow up so we too could do grown up things. We saw grown ups through the eyes of a child. Let me say that again We saw grown ups through the eyes of a child! They were important; they told us what we could and could not do, and there were times we wished desperately they did not have this control over us. If we are children of God how are we reacting to His will for our lives? If indeed we are reliving the regrets of our childhood, we can stop. We have a choice and we make it everyday. If you could go back and be the perfect child what would that look like? A list might prove helpful at this point. Putting in writing helps to solidify it in our minds. My list would look somewhat like this, a. I would not sneak and do as I please, b. I would be more honest, c. I would think less of myself and more of others, d. I would be more helpful, e. I would say thank you more and so on...

I believe as children of God we must look at our behavior towards our Father. Most of are so caught up in pleasing ourselves as adults we cannot remember how great it is to be the child. Being a child I remember I did not worry about my safety, because my parents kept me safe. I did not worry about money because my parents met my needs. I didn't even know I had needs. My flesh on the other hand had wants and I thought they were needs. Sound familiar? See we are still children because as adults we have wants and the trouble is we work hard at getting them and our focuse has left God. Here's God's amazing grace in this story; we can choose, choose to see the difference. God is our Father and He will meet our needs. Do we trust Him as His children to do whats best? When we choose to trust with all heart, mind and soul watch as our wants seem to ebb away. When I was focused in on a particular thing as a child be it a toy or being popular, the fact that it wasn't meant to be at that point made me miserable, unproductive, and left me feeling sorry for myself! As God's children even in adulthood we do this too and this is proof we still in our flesh know what it feels like to be an immature child of God. We are not resting in Him and we are all guilty at times. On the road to sanctification we are learning; being transformed. Not from a child to an adult but to the image of Christ. What example did Christ live as God's Son? Here is a little poem my pastor gave us in Church that is a true summation of Jesus as God's Son

"Mary had a little Lamb

who's life was white as snow.

And every where the Father went

the Lamb was sure to go.

He followed Him to Calvary,

one bleak and dreary day.

And there the Lamb

that Mary had,

washed all my sins away."

Christ was always about His Father's business, no matter where He was,no matter the cost. We all have different circumstances but we all have the incredible privilege of living each day as God's child. The question is what kind of child will we choose to be?

Father thank You for loving us so much that you gave Your only begotten Son so we might be saved and know how we are to live a pleasing life for You. Father help us when we loose our focus so we may joyfully return to Your safety as Your children. Let the joy of being Your children well up within us and overflow on to others for Your Glory. Thank You for the understanding of " and The greatest of these is Love"

and knowing God our Father is Love! In Jesus name I pray Amen.

Love to all in Christ Jesus C:)