Faith of a Child

Faith: Belief and trust in and loyalty to God. (Webster’s definition)

Even Webster understand the true definition of Faith.

Faith to me is walking out onto the water in the midst of a storm arms stretched wide as waves and winds try to knock me over. Even force you below the surface of the choppy water. Because of that Faith in Christ and strength in our relationship the storm calms around us. It’s not always that easy, many times my faith is nothing more than my own doubt those times i sink well below.

Faith of a child: I am reminded by that faith from this 10 yr. old girl who was in the storm of her life, she had been violated by that of someone she should have been able to trust. “A health care worker” when she finally worked up the nerve to tell someone she  realized that she had much love and support around her, was that enough? I don’t think so, i remember a conversation i had with her Grandma whom she trusted most to talk to. I want you to know she never spoke to anyone about that day except the police man, her therapist, and her Grandma, even to this day.

The little girl went to her Grandma and asked “What does it mean for Jesus to meet you in the valley?” that little girl no doubt had been talking to one more person, Jesus. Her mother never spoke to her about the valley,  no doubt she had been in many times before. Jesus talked to her about that valley, that little girls valley. She had no fear because she had faith that Jesus was there with her in that valley.

To me that is Faith I think as life goes on we get older we make that same Faith to difficult we want to add our own strings and stipulations, but scripture tells us God does not change. He is the same today as he was yesterday.

Like Peter when he stepped off that boat,  he was not afraid he knew he wasn’t going to sink straight to the bottom. We did not have to be there to see it for ourselves we just know it.

I bet God sit’s up there and shakes his head at us for not having more Faith than we do when the storm picks up a little. If you are like me i don’t just throw in the towel i throw it with with words of anger and surrender. To the point that it takes me a few years to get back to where i was just before the storm began.

Let’s look at the story about Peter a little further. He got out on that water, storm winds blowing around him, i bet the waves were even crashing around him. They had to be because the closer he got to Jesus the more the fear crept in until the fear turned to doubt . He began to sink. At the very second of desperation Jesus reached in and pulled him up. Just as He has saved me in that very fashion many times.

The 10yr. old little girl with Faith that can move mountains she is growing up, still fearing God but gaining faith like that of an adult.