Eph 5:1
"Be imitators of God as dear children."
If you've ever been around kids then you know that around 2 years old they really start to imitate everything you do. This can be a very good thing, or a very bad thing. It's actually kind of scary to think about being a father of a very impressionable 3 year old. It actually adds new weight to the responsibility of being a parent. I have to watch everything I do and say. I have to admit, I'm not always the perfect example of a parent. I say and do things everyday, that I wish I could take back. There are also times when my son does something awesome, and it's like, "that's my boy". He's a chip off the old block. I hope he's so much better than I am when he grows up.
As I read this scripture today it took on new meaning. I'm supposed to imitate God like a child. This is difficult because I don't want to think of myself as a child. As we read the word, we're supposed to have child like faith in Him. So, I want to encourage you today to not read too much into things, and get your mind out of the way. If we would follow God as a child, and be imitators of Him life might be a little more simple.
