child-like faith

I work with children often, and am constantly amazed at what they have taught me about life in general. A child's faith is admirable. It's incredible. They don't question things like we do...most of the time they don't worry about the if's, and's, or but's...they simply trust in God. Often times they don't even realize it.

They know that life isn't always easy...but they don't wonder "if" God can do something, they know that God "can." They know that God is for them, not against them....and that is so remarkable to me. As I was babysitting on Wednesday night at church, I was completely caught off guard as one of the kids pulled me aside and said, "Miss Megan? Can I tell you something?" It isn't very often that this happens so I was very intrigued as to what she was going to say, so I listened close....she continued to say, "My daddy lost his job on Monday and really needs a new one. Will you pray for him?" I couldn't pass the moment up and quickly stood up and got the other kids' attention. I told them that we needed to pray for her dad...and asked if anyone else needed prayer. Every single hand in the room shot up. One boy raised his hand and said his dad was out of town for work and he asked that we pray he return home safely. One girl raised her hand and asked that we pray for her mom's cold to go away. It was incredible to me. I took the opportunity to pray with them...and for them, and I'll probably never forget that moment.

It showed me that a child's faith is something that we all need. These kids weren't wondering if God could really help their situation, they instead knew that God would help their situation. They know and understand that nothing is too small for us to bring to God's attention....and nothing, absolutely nothing is too big for God to handle. They know that God is bigger than anything...no matter how big or how small. Nothing is too difficult for our God to conquer. Absolutely nothing. God can do all things....we just have to have a child's faith and believe that God will.

I was thinking about how amazing children are...along with the incredible faith that their hearts can hold....and I was reminded of another little boy in my church. He is seven years old and the doctors' found a mass in his brain. When he went back months later (if I'm not mistaken) for an MRI, the mass had disappeared. The doctor couldn't explain how it went away with no treatment....it didn't make sense and clearly wouldn't be explained in a medical textbook. But, my mom told me the story that his mother told one day at church....and she said that the little boy looked at his doctor and said, "I know what happened...God took it away." He knew it, he was sure of it....and understood that all things are possible with God. ALL things....no matter how big or small. What seems impossible to us is not even remotely difficult for God.

Sometimes we all just need to have a little child-like faith and simply believe.


This reminds me of a song called "Our God" by Chris Tomlin. Here are the lyrics.

Water You turned into wine
Open the eyes of the blind
There’s no one like You
None like You
Into the darkness You shine
Out of the ashes we rise
There’s no one like You
None like You

Our God is greater, our God is stronger
God You are higher than any other
Our God is Healer, awesome in power
Our God, Our God…

Into the darkness you shining
Out of the ashes we Rise
There’s no One like You
None like You.

Our God is greater, our God is stronger
God You are higher than any other
Our God is Healer, awesome in power
Our God, Our God…
Our God is greater, our God is stronger
God You are higher than any other
Our God is Healer, awesome in power
Our God, Our God…

And if Our God is for us, then who could ever stop us
And if our God is with us, then what can stand against?
And if Our God is for us, then who could ever stop us
And if our God is with us, then what can stand against?
What can stand against?

Our God is greater, our God is stronger
God You are higher than any other
Our God is Healer, awesome in power
Our God, Our God…
Our God is greater, our God is stronger
God You are higher than any other
Our God is Healer, awesome in power
Our God, Our God…

And if Our God is for us, then who could ever stop us
And if our God is with us, then what can stand against?
And if Our God is for us, then who can ever stop us
And if our God is with us, then what can stand against?
Then what can stand against?
Then what can stand against?

Our God is greater, our God is stronger
God You are higher than any other
Our God is Healer, awesome in power
Our God, Our God…
Our God is greater, our God is stronger
God You are higher than any other
Our God is Healer, awesome in power
Our God, Our God…

Click here to listen to the song.