The Simplicity of a Child

It was been a great week at camp! We had a few days at the beginning of the week to do maintenance work and just be together as a staff. We have had a lot of fun getting to know eachother better. Then at the end of the week we had a group of 110 kids come in. It has been our biggest group yet but it was so great. I loved asking them what the Lord was teaching them and getting to hear their responses. Their faith is so great and so simple. It's amazing what children can teach you about trusting the Lord. I heard a story of one of children that he had been learning about praying for people. Him and his mom were in the gas station and met the cashier who had an illness of some sort and the child told his mom they had to stop and pray for him. Sure enough the mother went back inside and told the cashier and they prayed a simple prayer of healing for him. Days later the mother went into the gas station to find the cashier completely healed and so grateful for her son's faith filled prayer. The story encouraged me so much to let go of every skewed mindset of doubt and fear and see through the lenses of Jesus' power. I have been praying to have faith as a child, to just let go and let God use me. I think too much sometimes and that can leave room for doubt to set it.
As it says in Matthew 18:3, "I tell you the truth, unless you change and become like little children, you will never enter the kingdom of heaven."
I feel like Waukaway is such a unique place because it's so secluded from the world. It leaves no room for "society" to persuade my mindset. It's like a world in itself. It reminds of how a child is, they sometimes are in their own world not really realizing what's going on in the world so close around them. They can just believe and have faith to trust God in whatever He says. Their minds are so easy to mold. We tell them silly stories on the trails we make up about super squirrels and the old alligator. They actually believe me ha! I want to be open to whatever Holy Spirit says to do, to not question but just have faith and do it.
It really hit me hard when i got to go home yesterday for the weekend. I haven't been home in 4 weeks and it was almost like culture shock. I had been living in my own world and then coming home i realized all the things i need to do when i move home such as school, work, a job, etc. It was like a rush of busyness that I had forgotten. The simplicity being away has cleared my head more than i thought. I want to live in that place of simplicity and faith wherever i am. We have live in the world but not be of the world. My prayer for myself and for you is to get back to the basics of focusing on Jesus.. His name, His love, His blood. The simplicity of a first love comes to my mind. He is saying, "Beloved, just let go of all the confusion and all the busyness and let me have your attention. Let me be your first love. Simply receive my love like a child knows his father's arms and let me love you some more. Just let go of trying to handle and juggle it all. I want to the father and you to be the child. Simply let me have your heart. I've already done all the work for you, just receive!"
I leave to go back tomorrow and i feel like i'm leaving very restored and able to appreciate this summer even more. What a special season to spend alone Jesus and i dont want to take it for granted. So thankful for His grace to receive revelation.