The Morning Rush

This morning I thought of how I need to remember to be more "child like" You are probably wondering what I am talking about. But this morning I was rushing and got Hannah's breakfast ready, Charles was screaming to eat and I told Hannah to just get to the table and get started. I started feeding Charles and he was quite fussy as he was not feeling well. I looked over to make sure Hannah was getting to the table. She climbed up the chair and sat down in it and shut her eyes. Out of her little mouth came these words "Thank-you for my food, Charles' milk, good day, Amen." Even though I was rushing, Hannah still remembered to stop and Thank God for her breakfast, Charles' milk he was drinking and prayed we would have a good day. I could not help but think of this verse.
At that time the disciples came to Jesus, saying, “Who is the greatest in the kingdom of heaven?” And calling to him a child, he put him in the midst of them and said, “Truly, I say to you, unless you turn and become like children, you will never enter the kingdom of heaven. Whoever humbles himself like this child is the greatest in the kingdom of heaven. Mathew 18: 1-4.
As I was holding Charles, I couldn't help but think of Jesus words when he said in Luke 18, “Let the little children come to me. Do not hinder them.” As I was playing around with Charles later, I noticed his utter dependence on me. During the day, I feed him, cloth him, clean him, and put him to bed. When Charles cries, he cries knowing his mommy or daddy is coming to help him. When Charles laughs, he knows he is laughing because his mommy or daddy is with him. He is utterly dependent on other people to keep him alive. Without his dad or me, Charles would be incapable of living. And I think, for the most part, Charles is okay with that, I think. As all of these thoughts were racing around my brain, I thought a child is a perfect example of how we are to be with God. God wants us to be like children. What is a baby like? A baby is dependent and trusting. A baby has faith that it will be fed, clothed, and provided for each and every day. A baby puts its hope and confidence in someone else other than itself. Every single moment of his day, a baby is wholly leaning on someone else to provide the life-giving elements he needs to keep breathing. In a word, a baby is humble because he looks to something outside of himself for what he needs to survive. Jesus calls us to turn from our proud ways and become like children. Jesus uses children as the example and goal for us to strive for in our Christian journey. But the truth is that sometimes I forget that everyone struggles with the fact that we need to not be prideful and humbly submit to God so that we can grow in faith and dependence upon Christ. Today My daughter sitting at the table taught me that we are never to busy to stop and Thank God and my son reminded me to be baby like and humbly submit to God so I can continue to grow in faith and teach my children what they have taught me today!