This last Father’s Day made me think back when my children were very young. I had not experienced childhood rivalry so I did not have a clue how small children perceived thing. I grew up as an only child. You had to mature really fast. I was mostly around adults.

My wife guided me through the process and I am both thankful and grateful that I did not become a complete failure. Our two children are carbon copies of the two of us. As different as night and day. Yet one like the opposite parent.

Our experiences came from different sources. One from living the life of childhood experiences and one from reading about how life should be. The lyrics of Paula Abdul is a great example:

“ Our friends are sayin’ we ain’t gonna last

                               ‘Cause I move slowly and baby, I’m fast

   I like it quiet and I love to shout

   But when we get together, it just all works out”

He called a little child to him, and placed the child among them. And he said: “Truly I tell you, unless you change and become like little children, you will never enter the kingdom of heaven.” Therefore, whoever takes the lowly position of this child is the greatest in the kingdom of heaven.

The above scripture has challenged the interpretation of many individuals and scholars as well. I see it in its simplest form. When you tell a child something they believe what you say. For example, if you tell them that you are gong to take them to the park, as far as they are concerned, they are there already.

It does not matter if it rains, storms, the car breaks down, or a nuclear fallout. You said that you were going to do something. They are thinking about the great time that they are going to have. Nothing else matters. Our Creator wants us to have that kind of faith.

Let your conduct be without covetousness; be content with such things as you have. For He Himself has said, “I will never leave you nor forsake you.”