Psalm 116:6 & 12 –
<6> The LORD protects those of childlike faith; I was facing death, and he saved me.
<12> What can I offer the LORD for all he has done for me?
These two verses caught my eye for the same basic reason. They hold up the glory of God and show us that He is there for us. Honestly you start looking at God with the eyes of an adult and the questions start to pile up. Not saying that children never have questions, they are just more open with theirs. For some reason we have gotten into a mindset where it’s not appropriate to question God or the Bible. As we get older it becomes harder to accept these stories on faith.
Especially now when you have people “hell bent” on proving the Bible wrong. Take the great flood, why did Noah and his family get chosen to survive? If God is love, why not wait to save the world? As you can see once you start questioning the flood gates on doubt can open up. We need to approach God more like a child and accept a lot of this on faith.
Now the second question is actually an answer to the first statement. Look back on your life and think about what God has done for you. All the coincidences and improbable events that get strung together which bless you are mainly from God! Think back on how many times you responded to God’s “prompt” and were blessed quickly after. These are all things which show us God is with us. Now think about God and what we can give Him! Is it food, or shelter or money? God is beyond all that and with us because he loves us. Crazy when you think about it and hence why we need faith like a child!