Arms in mid flight
Body twirling in
delight
My little Sophie
spins
In every picture of
her I see it -Hands never all the way down.
My little butterfly-
always ready to take off and fly.
Carefree- Happy
Where does the dance go? As we get older why does the twirling stop?
As dearly loved children, we start out life knowing that we
are accepted and loved just the way we are- knowing that our parents will take
care of us– that all of our needs would be met.
But then we grow up. We get schooled.
We become wise. We can do things ourselves. The cares of life take up residence,
make our hands hang low and the dance slows or stops altogether.
Jesus said, “Unless you change and become like little children, you will never
enter the kingdom of heaven.” Matt. 18:3
We need to be free again like a little child, trusting and
knowing that our heavenly father dearly loves us and that he will always do
what’s best for us. A small child
is dependent on their parents for everything. We need to depend on our Abba Daddy for everything! HE is our provider, our protector, our
shield, our deliverer, our healer, our savior, our redeemer, and our
counselor. He holds our lives in His
hands. He has got everything under control.
Maybe you entered the kingdom of God with childlike faith,
but somewhere along the line, you got schooled- became wise- thought that you
were big enough to handle things on your own. I know I sometimes find myself there. Not truly living in the freedom that is
ours.
Christ has set us free to live a free life. Galatians 5:1(MSG)
I want to live there- totally free- totally trusting- able to dance and fly.
Child like faith
Child like wonder
Mountains to climb
Dragons to slay
Princesses to save
Worlds to conquer
Oh what Freedom
Oh what joy!
Let the dance begin!
For
all who are led by the Spirit of God are children of God. For you did not
receive a spirit of slavery to fall back into fear, but you have received a
spirit of adoption. When we cry, “Abba! Father!” It
is that very Spirit bearing witness with our spirit that we are children
of God, and if children, then heirs, heirs of God and joint
heirs with Christ—if, in fact, we suffer with him so that we may also be
glorified with him. Roman 8:14-17
