What Babies Teach You About God
If you are a religious person, you know that the cornerstone of faith is the complete and unwavering dependence upon divinity for all of your needs. Whatever problems that you face, financial, mental, physical or otherwise, your charge as a believer is to do just that – believe that your help comes from a higher power.
The more comfortable I become in my role as a father, I begin to see the definitive nature of the Heavenly Father. My infant son depends on his mother and me for all basic needs. If he needs changing, feeding or comforting, he is becoming more knowledgeable that his cry for assistance will send us to his aid. But as his father, I’m learning that his dependence on me specifically yields many reactions and characteristics that will shape his life for years to come.
My son knows very few words, but “Da Da” was his very first one. When he is particularly upset, he calls out for me. When he is very happy, he calls out for me. When I leave the room, he whimpers until I return. When I speak, he quiets and looks directly at me. He studies every move I make intently.
And this isn’t to liken myself to the Lord, but studying my son has given me a new appreciation on how to acknowledge and worship Him.
Scripture tells the believing Christian that a true person of faith likens himself to an infant, and the wisdom behind these words reveal themselves to me everyday. When I am troubled, I pray. When I am full of joy, I praise. When I do not feel the presence of God near me, I ask where He has gone, and what I’ve done to make Him leave.
And to live my life in a way that is pleasing to Him, I study His word and reflect on His miracles.
If you take nothing else from your role as a parent to a child, know that God’s infinite wisdom has revealed to you the true nature of faith and spiritual dependence. You have been afforded the precious opportunity to learn what it means to care for, and to be cared for. Innocence is the true measure of faith.
