So true, Miss Ellie. You share such a beautiful truth with all of us adults who are straining to see, feel and find God - especially in difficult times like this. Our necks hurt too. We strain. How beautiful that at your sweet tender age you know you don't need to strain because Jesus lives in you.
Adult friends, we too can stop straining. Let's help each other to regain the innocent beauty of our childhood because the simple truth is that God dwells in us. We are His beloved. No straining necessary.
What can we re-learn from children like my friend Ellie?
Trust: Children simply trust. For sure we need to protect and show the need for important boundaries but they trust with a childlike faith. We need to remember and reclaim. Clenched fists, rules, regulations, absolutes close doors to the heart. Let's listen to our children and reopen those doors to our hearts that set us free.
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