Now that I have a child of my own, sometimes I have to wonder about the
scriptures that say we should "become as a child, meek,
submissive..."
What kind of children are we talking about?
That doesn't describe my little 8.5-month-old guy.
He's always into mischief, and does not comprehend the word "no."
I wouldn't characterize him as "submissive," not in the least.
Meek? Nah, I don't think so. He has an independent streak that wont quit.
So when the Lord says we are to become as a child, does it mean we are to
throw temper tantrums, hit each other, grab things away from one another, pull
one prank after another, be oblivious to logic or reasoning, poop in our
pants, burp at will, throw our food all over the place, leave messes
everywhere we go, indiscriminately rip pages out of important books, clog the
sewer with toilet paper, pull flowers up by their roots, wine and cry until we
get our way (and your guess is as good as mine as to what that may actually
be).
Just what did the Lord have in mind?
Becoming as a child doesn't sound very hard; in fact it sounds like a lot of
fun -- until Dad comes home!
As a Child?
