NEVER EVER LOSE YOUR CHILDLIKE WONDER!
I am learning so much about how my own carnal mind is such a hinderance to hearing and experiencing the Lord. In my quiet time with the Lord recently, I felt myself striving and struggling to go deep. You know those moments when you’re trying so hard to see and hear? I was there, the Lord knew it, so I just owned it. I felt kind of tired by my own carnal mind if that makes sense. So, I said to the Lord, “Lord, I’m sorry. I’m striving to see and hear you. Can I just give you my carnal mind? Can I just lay it down at your feet?”
Immediately, I saw myself holding a very colorful umbrella, dancing and splashing in puddles in the rain. I felt light. I was free and so full of joy! Although there were puddles on the ground, the drops raining down on me weren’t raindrops. They were gumdrops and gumballs. That’s right! I can still hear the sound of them hitting the ground and my umbrella as I write this. I smiled from ear to ear and heard the little kid song “If all the raindrops were lemon drops and gum drops…” I then saw myself with my mouth opened wide and tasting and seeing that the Lord is good. I was so childlike; full of energy. I was stunned to be honest at how amazing this felt and how quickly it shifted as I became childlike. It was also one of the most colorful experiences I’ve ever had with the Lord. I didn’t have a care in the world, and He was delighting in me as I was in Him.
My encounter shifted a bit and with it a new song began to play, “Singing in the rain.” Again, it was joyful, and light. I had a melody in my heart, a skip in my step and my only focus was splashing in these big puddles all around me.
Our carnal mind is exhausting. Children don’t strive. Slaves do.
Never lose your sense of wonder with the Lord.
Trust and childlikeness are key.
He then took me to a field/garden, and I was about 10-12 years old and I was walking with Him in the coolness of the day. Sun on my face and He was right behind me, over my right shoulder. I was just enjoying my Dad. Only children truly enjoy this. Because children fully trust and believe what their good Father says.
You are loved. Never lose that childlike wonder. It is required in this hour. He’s not looking for the brilliant, or the degreed but those with childlike faith to believe and receive. Enjoy your time with him today.
May you go and dance in the rain!
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