By Andrea Merrell
The Lord protects
those of childlike faith.
Psalm 116:6 NLT
We met many years
ago. I don’t even remember the woman’s name, but I will always remember her unwavering, childlike faith.
The woman (we’ll
call her Doris) was a coworker who occupied the office next to mine in an
accounting office. During the months we worked together, we were never what you
would call close, but she was always anxious to share her prayer calendar with
me.
Whenever Doris
had a need, no matter how big or small, she would pray, asking God to meet that
need, then write it on her calendar. If she needed forty-three dollars and
fifty cents, that’s exactly what she asked for. When God met her need—which
He always did—she would mark it on her calendar as “prayer answered.”
The Bible talks
about childlike faith. I can see that trusting, unhindered faith in my
granddaughters when I take their hand or promise to do something for them. They
have no doubt I will do what I say.
Too many times,
as Christians, our faith is childish
instead of childlike. We want what we
want when we want it … end of story. In 1 John 5:14-15 (MSG) we read:
And how bold and free we then become in His presence, freely asking
according to His will, sure that He’s listening. And if we’re confident that He’s listening, we know that what we’ve asked for is as good as ours.
This verse has
so much to say to us about how God operates. First, He expects us to come
boldly into His presence, asking freely—not out of compulsion or obligation—for
whatever we need. The key is in asking according to His will. When we do, we
can be assured He is listening and that what
we’ve asked for is as good as ours.
God is our
provider. He is our Father. We should be as confident as a child when we ask
for what we need and then place our hand in His.
Are you operating in childlike faith?
Are you operating in childlike faith?
(Photo courtesy of FreeDigitalPhotos.net and David Castillo Dominici.)
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