Humble me, O LORD

"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."

Matthew 18:3-4

I have been asking myself today, "have I humbled myself as a child?"

Children depend on others for all of life. We teach them what they are to know and how to live. They must rely on what someone else thinks and knows to be true. Do I do this with God? We are to have faith like that of a child. He is the All-knowing, All-powerful, All-loving Creator of the universe and, yet, I doubt His plan for my life. When things do not go as I desire I automatically think life is out of control and my temper follows in suit.

Rather, may I live the life of a child, humbly following what God doles out for me, doing as He says to do and bringing Him the glory,

though I may not receive any of it.

Sure, I may wiggle and move

and try to force life into the plan that I see, onto the path that seems right by me. But, may I realize quickly the foolishness of this and seek God's direction,

always tempering my temper with Godly reactions.

My LORD is faithful and just to forgive us. Help me, O LORD, to remember that and to remember that your mercies are new every morning.

So, as I continue on this journey back to my childhood,

I will cling to my LORD and thank Him daily for the reminders of humility He gives me in the precious gift of children. Make me worthy, O LORD.