Children

[aspen]

We are God's children. We fight like children and judge each other like children and enforce justice like children and try to control our environments like children and exclude others just like children and most of all, we are narcissistic like children.

I am wondering if we can learn to love like children, trust like children, obey like children, forgive like children, and wonder, just like children.

I think our disagreements are going to be as important as a child's argument about the possession of a favorite toy. I used to hate it when my dad refused to take sides in the arguments I used to have with my siblings - now I cannot wait for God to act the same way.

[zavok]

should we be scared like children

[MahogonySnail]

wear nappies like children?

[aspen]

Originally Posted by zavok

should we be scared like children

Oh, I think we are all scared like children

[aspen]

Originally Posted by MahogonySnail

wear nappies like children?

Snail, don't be afraid, I won't laugh at your nappy

[pickles]

Originally Posted by aspen

We are God's children. We fight like children and judge each other like children and enforce justice like children and try to control our environments like children and exclude others just like children and most of all, we are narcissistic like children.

I am wondering if we can learn to love like children, trust like children, obey like children, forgive like children, and wonder, just like children.

I think our disagreements are going to be as important as a child's argument about the possession of a favorite toy. I used to hate it when my dad refused to take sides in the arguments I used to have with my siblings - now I cannot wait for God to act the same way.

Although I see your point, I dont think the children you speak of are the children Jesus refured to.
The children that Jesus spoke to us as being, and gaining entrance to heaven would not argue, fight, or worry about being right.
Simply because all that they are is trusted to God Our Father.
They do not even think about worrying , fighting, wanting or importance. Because they simply seek and accept in joy all that is. Loving their Father.
No thoughts or concern even pass into their minds because their trust and acceptance is.
Content in him.
Oh what great joy it would be as the children Jesus spoke of.
God bless, pickles

[aspen]

Originally Posted by pickles

Although I see your point, I dont think the children you speak of are the children Jesus refured to.
The children that Jesus spoke to us as being, and gaining entrance to heaven would not argue, fight, or worry about being right.
Simply because all that they are is trusted to God Our Father.
They do not even think about worrying , fighting, wanting or importance. Because they simply seek and accept in joy all that is. Loving their Father.
No thoughts or concern even pass into their minds because their trust and acceptance is.
Content in him.
Oh what great joy it would be as the children Jesus spoke of.
God bless, pickles

True.

I am suggesting that we replace our negative childish behavior with good childlike behavior.

1 Cor 13:11. Put childish ways behind you. The negative childlike behavior of arguing and fighting and judging and being narcissistic ought to be put behind. Forget about them. The childlike behavior we should have would be as Pickles suggests.

[pickles]

Originally Posted by aspen

True.

I am suggesting that we replace our negative childish behavior with good childlike behavior.

Agreed.
God bless, pickles