And he said: “Truly I tell you, unless you change and become like little children, you will never enter the kingdom of heaven.
Matthew 18:3 (NIV)
Truly I tell you, anyone who will not receive the kingdom of God like a little child will never enter it.”
Mark 10:15 & Luke 18:17 (NIV)
For the past week, the story of Jesus telling us to be like little children has been on my mind. I think it is the Holy Spirit just yelling at me to “STOP”. Let me try to explain.
Melinda has always had the heart and mind of a child. She has never questioned the Bible. The Bible a collection of God’s grace inspired into numerous people over thousands of years. Melinda has always just taken the Bible at its word just like a child simply believes what their father tells them.
For as long as I can remember I have been curious. Just ask my parents how many things I broke growing up because I took something apart to see how it worked and then could not get all the pieces back together; Sorry Mom and Dad. Side Note: Pump Action BB Guns have a lot of springs in them that go in a lot of directions when you take out the screws, trust me don’t take out the screws. Anyway, I have always had reservations about the Bible. Baylor classes on the Bible did not help. It seemed to me that some of the Bible stories contradict themselves, others seemed impossible, and others just did not make sense to my limited mind. I struggle that there are so many different denominations (Baptist, Methodist, Catholic, Lutheran, etc) and non-denominations. I struggle with Calvinism and Arminianism. I struggle with the young earth vs old earth philosophy. Out of my curiosity and struggles, I have been researching, studying, reading, etc and all it has done is confused me even more.
I think that is why this week the Holy Spirit yelled, STOP. Just STOP, have the faith of a child and none of the other stuff matters. God gave everyone everything they need. It can be found in the Bible. Just read his words, let me the Holy Spirit, interpret it for you, and stop worrying about things that don’t matter. Have faith like a child that I AM will take care of Melinda. I AM is using Melinda to further the kingdom. Your job is to support her and the Father in that task.
As I sit here in the hospital as she goes through another MRI, I take comfort in knowing that Abba has Melinda in his hands. No matter what happens, God loves his children that love his son, Jesus and accept what he did for them on the cross.
Melinda is stilling fighting stomach issues and is still a bit weak. We met with oncology at 2 PM and he wants to wait until the MRI results before making any decisions about moving forward with Chemo treatments. As Melinda tells everyone, “God is in Control”.
If you don’t know Jesus and would like to we would love to tell you about him. If you do just be like a child and enjoy his creation. Tell others about him and take comfort knowing that one day soon you will join all believers in Heaven.
