“Assuredly, I say to you, whoever does not receive the kingdom of God as a little child           will by no means enter it.” Mark 10:5 (NKJV)

Our kitchen fridge is broken and awaiting a repairman. The food was moved to a fridge in the basement.

This morning my five year old granddaughter came into my office and asked if I could turn on the basement light. I knew why.

I grabbed my coffee cup and went to help her. When I got to the top of the steps she was already over half-way down, descending into the dark, perfectly sure that the light would be on before she got there.

What trust!

The example was so real to me, as if I could hear the question, “Do you trust the Lord like this?”

Over the years God has been so faithful to us that I should have more reason to trust Him than my granddaughter does to trust me. Am I willing to step into a dark place knowing I can trust God to illuminate it?

All of the resistance I have spoken in my head and through my lips to and about the Lord, I can see as a lack of deep faith in Him. I am grateful that every time He is faithful, He grows my ability to trust Him.

This morning God gave me a living picture of childlike faith. Is that our faith?

Whatever it is we are looking for, do we trust our great God to light the way?

Then Jesus spoke to them again, saying, “I am the light of the world. He who follows Me shall not walk in darkness, but have the light of life.” John 8:12