Last night I went to “small group” at a friend’s house. Small group meets most Sunday nights in someone’s house and is made up of people at my church who want to study the scripture mentioned in that week’s sermon in more depth as well as get to know one another better.

We are reading through the book of Matthew. Yesterday we read from Matthew 20:29 to Matthew 21:27. This passage covers Jesus’ triumphal entry into Jerusalem as well as his anger at the state of the temple, among other things.

One thing that stands out to me as we read through this book, including the verses we read yesterday, is the prominent emphasis on being like a little child. I don’t think I’ve ever really noticed that before. I think what this means to me is that I need to be completely dependent on God. I need to give up the worries and cares that are constantly on my mind and instead enjoy the life God has given me and my family. If I do something wrong, He is faithful to forgive me and I am quickly restored.

One of the things that is most precious to me about my own children, yet honestly can also be quite irritating at times, is their dependence on me. Michele and I do not often have “alone” time. If I’m in another room for just a few minutes, my children will start looking for me and want to be with me. So it should be with my Heavenly Father. I need to find complete security in Him, and try at all times to be near Him.