Childlike Faith

Somewhere along the way, adulthood quietly convinces us that having faith means having everything figured out.

We learn to be careful. Composed. Reasonable. We stop asking awkward questions. We become experts at pretending we're fine. And without realizing it, we trade wonder for polish and trust for control.

The strange thing is, Jesus never seemed very impressed by polished people.

Again and again, He pointed toward children — not because they were naïve or perfect, but because they trusted easily, loved openly, asked boldly, and ran toward Him without worrying how they looked doing it. Kids don't spend much time curating an image. They cannonball into joy. They ask "why?" a hundred times without embarrassment. They cry honestly. They trust completely. And apparently, Jesus says there's something in that posture we desperately need.

This week's devotional invites us into a faith that feels alive again. Not shallow faith. Not childish behavior. Childlike faith.

The kind that still believes God hears prayers. The kind that worships even on hard days. The kind kind that isn't afraid to ask questions, feel awe, or love Jesus openly. Because if we're honest, many of us have slowly drifted into a faith that's technically correct but emotionally exhausted. We know the right answers, but we've lost some of the spark.

And maybe that's why this matters so much.

The world does a pretty good job teaching us how to protect ourselves. Jesus teaches us how to trust again.

So, over the next five days, we're going to explore what it means to return to that humble, curious, wholehearted kind of faith Jesus celebrates. Not by pretending life is simple — but by remembering who our Father is.

This week's devotional invites us to loosen our grip, recover our wonder, and run back toward Jesus with the honesty and joy we may have forgotten we needed.

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