confessions of a church planter

Confession: I see the Kingdom in kids.  Many of them have it.  They have this mystical communion with God.  A lot of kids describe conversations they’ve had w/ God that seem completely appropriate and specific to their situation.  Other kids will describe seeing God.  Sometimes the way my kids pray inspires me to pray with more confidence.  My son, Brayden, prays for things by thanking God; almost as if God has already answered his prayer.  Imagine that!  Jesus said in Matthew 18:3, “I tell you the truth.  Unless you change and become like one of these little children, you will not enter into the Kingdom of heaven.”  Now, at least from what Jesus says about the Kingdom, it’s pretty difficult to enter into.  I guess you have to start by figuring out what kids are like.  Here are some things that describe my kids:  Rist-takers, Trusting, Dependent, Full of Faith.  Somehow Jesus is calling us to revert back to this state of being and life.  It’s as if he’s said that we are the opposite or somehow we grow out of that state.  Furthermore, in the next few verses Jesus warns us not to cause one of these kids to sin. In other words, don’t rob them of these kingdom-like, kid qualities!  At The Vine one Sunday, we thought we’d exemplify what it might look like for kids to want to grow up to look like us as opposed to looking like the Kingdom Kids they are!