I know my girls did this too, but being a grandmother allowed me more time to watch that little guy develop. Nothing could deter him, once he was focused on that thing he wanted. Then, as he gained more mobility, he would scuttle himself towards the prize. He would see something across the room and immediately fixate on it.
When my grandson was just learning to crawl, I was reintroduced to the focus that a little child can have. How do we reach out to Him? Reaching is about focus. Reaching for God may seem a little odd, but it becomes quite natural as we grow in our faith and relationship with Christ. For someone outside the church, becoming a Christian is much like the birth of a baby, bringing them into a world of light and sound that they are not used to.
You were used to hearing the songs and prayers, and had the example of others in relationship with the unseen God. Reaching involves beginning to get outside our comfort zones. Our faith grows and solidifies as we reach for God. Babies will reach towards toys, and other brightly colored objects, continuing their path of exploration and discovery. I can remember playfully chewing on both of my daughters’ hands when they were little, as they began to smile, and coo. It is only after we traverse that gap, by walking the way of the cross, that we see His face, and hear His voice clearly.Ģ - Reach - As baby grows, he/she begins to reach for mom’s face. That inability to bond with our Heavenly Father has impeded our ability to develop psychologically, emotionally, and spiritually. The movement of humanity away from God developed when Adam and Eve sinned. It has been scientifically proven that if a child does not bond with his or her mother early on, the child will undergo certain psychological impediments as he or she develops. We need to learn the lines of His face, the color of His eyes, the wave of his hair and the sound of His voice. However, we need to actually look and listen. He also gives us the ability to hear Him through the Scriptures, Biblical teaching, personal devotions, music and even through the singing of the birds in the early morning. The Holy Spirit gives us the ability to see God in His word, the Bible, and in His creation. We need to become familiar with His face and His voice. In the same way, when we accept Christ as our Savior, we must look and listen. Looking and listening become a way to learn and grow. As the days pass, their eyesight and hearing becomes more clear and they begin to find pleasure in looking at their mother’s face and hearing her voice as she sings and talks to them. They hear their mother’s voice and see her face. As the tiny one grows they begin to use these senses to learn about their environment. The sounds, sights and feelings outside the warmth and comfort of the womb must be overwhelming. Let’s take a look.ġ - Look & Listen - When a baby is first born, they experience a sudden assault on their senses. What exactly does that mean?Ĭhildren go through a certain progression in their development that coincides in the progression of our faith. We must have child-like faith to enter God’s kingdom. “Truly I say to you, whoever does not receive the Kingdom of God like a child will not enter it at all.” Jesus just made a statement about faith that is often overlooked. Jesus then goes on to make an important point, which I have brought up before. Jesus must have felt that the children were not begin treated justly, because they were being kept away from him, as though they didn’t have as much right to talk to Him and be near Him as the adults did. The word, indignant basically means becoming angry because of something unjust. Once again, I am amazed by the emotion exhibited by our Lord. In this passage, Jesus becomes indignant with the disciples for keeping the children from coming to HIm.
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