The Apostle Paul tells us in 1Corinthians 13: 11; When I was a child, I talked like a child, I thought like a child, I reasoned like a child. When I became a man, I put childish ways behind me.
By some accounts I'm an "old man" who according to Paul has put his childish ways behind and yet is that in my best interests? Remember what Jesus said in the Gospel of Matthew, "I tell you the truth, unless you change and become like little children you will never enter the kingdom of heaven."
When I was a "younger man" someone asked me what I truly believed in and I said "I believed in the innocence of a newborn baby. Yes, I know we are all conceived and born into the sin of our father Adam; yes, I know that newborns are selfish wanting what they want, when they want it which usually means, NOW. Yes, yes, yes I know all of that but as I watch my grandchildren get older I am constantly reminded that they are children of God weak and dependent with no status or influence.
Jesus' message was that we're not to be "childish" but "childlike" with humble and sincere hearts. Just as we turned to our parents in trust and love so also should we turn to our heavenly Father who loves us unconditionally and by who's grace our sins have been forgiven and our innocence restored.
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